Word: hereticide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
re
ti
cide
Definition: The killing of a heretic.
Morphemes:
Affix: heretic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics; a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: αἱρετικός
Language: grc
Decoded: airetikos
Meaning: able to choose, factious
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun