blood libel (English, noun)
expansion: blood libel (countable and uncountable, plural blood libels)
Senses:
wikidata: Q1061047
qualifier: conspiracy theories
glosses: The false, anti-Semitic accusation that Jews abduct and murder non-Jewish children to use their blood for their religious rituals and holidays.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Any false or purportedly false accusation of murder of a non-Jew by a Jewish person or organization.
tags: broadly
countable
uncountable
glosses: Any false or purportedly false accusation of guilt, especially of guilt in mass murder or homicide.
tags: broadly
countable
uncountable
glosses: More generally, any canard or virulent lie about someone.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: blood libels
tags: plural