MASSACRE

massacre. (fr) massacre, kill, put to death

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MASSACRE. → Authorized by Moses De 20:13,16 → Decree to destroy the Jews Es 3 → INSTANCES OF
* Inhabitants
* Of Heshbon De 2:34
* Of Bashan De 3:6
* Of Ai Jos 8:24-26
* Of Hazor Jos 11:11,12
* Of the cities of the seven kings Jos 10:28-40
* Midianites Nu 31:7,8
* Prophets of Baal 1Ki 18:40
* Worshipers of Baal 2Ki 10:18-28
* Sons of Ahab 2Ki 10:1-8
* Royal seed of Athaliah 2Ki 11:1
* Inhabitants of Tiphsah 2Ki 15:16
* Edomites 2Ki 14:7
* See CAPTIVE

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massacre. Massacre, v.t. to butcher indiscriminately

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Mas″sa‐cre (?), n. [[F., fr. LL. mazacrium; cf. Prov. G. metzgern, metzgen, to kill cattle, G. metzger a butcher, and LG. matsken to cut, hew, OHG. meizan to cut, Goth. máitan.]] 1. 1. The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day.
2. 2. Murder. Shak.
Syn. — Massacre, Butchery, Carnage. Massacre denotes the promiscuous slaughter of many who can not make resistance, or much resistance. Butchery refers to cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men as if they were brute beasts. Carnage points to slaughter as producing the heaped-up bodies of the slain. I'll find a day to massacre them all, And raze their faction and their family. Shak. If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds, Brhold this pattern of thy butcheries. Shak. Such a scent I draw Of carnage, prey innumerable ! Milton.