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/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/ · noun
A person who consumes human blood as part of the vampiroid subculture..
Some sanguinarians love specific blood types — instead of ‘What’s your star sign?’ they ask ‘What’s your blood type?’
“I've never met a sanguinarian who actually gets any form of sustenance off drinking blood,” he says.
Sanguinarians have willing donors (known as black swans); they do not prowl around the streets looking to ambush someone like Anne Rice’s vampire Lestat.
Most sanguinarian vampires complain of barely controllable cravings.
At the same time, many sanguinarian vampyres satisfy their cravings by substituting physical blood with psychic/pranic energy.
In addition to or in lieu of human donors, some sanguinarian vampires consume animal blood.
Use sanguinarian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sanguinarian means A person who consumes human blood as part of the vampiroid subculture..
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Some sanguinarians love specific blood types — instead of ‘What’s your star sign?’ they ask ‘What’s your blood type?’
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