Cruentation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cruentation is a noun meaning The bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.
Meaning
The bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.
Word Forms
- cruentations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cruciation, exsanguination, necrocide, crucifiction, bloodletting, bloodshed.
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