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blood libel
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blood libelnoun
The false accusation that Jews murder non-Jewish children to use their blood for their religious rituals and holidays.
blood libelnoun
Any false or purportedly false accusation of murder of a non-Jew by a Jewish person or organization.
blood libelnoun
Any false or purportedly false accusation of guilt, especially of guilt in mass murder or homicide.
blood libelnoun
More generally, any canard or virulent lie about someone.
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Blood libel
Blood libel is the accusation or claim that Jews kidnapped and murdered Christians, and in some cases, to use their blood as part of their religious rituals during Jewish holidays. Historically, these claims—alongside those of well poisoning and host desecration—have been a major theme in European persecution of Jews. Some blood libels allege that Jews require human blood for the baking of matzos for Passover, although this element was absent in the earliest cases that claimed Jews reenacted the crucifixion. The accusations often assert that the blood of children of Christians is especially coveted, and, historically, blood libel claims have been made to account for otherwise unexplained deaths of children. In some cases, the alleged victim of human sacrifice has become venerated as a martyr, a holy figure around whom a martyr cult might arise. Three of these -- William of Norwich, Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Simon of Trent—became objects of local cults and veneration, and in some cases were added to the General Roman Calendar, even though lacking official canonization in the Roman Catholic Church. One, Gavriil Belostoksky, was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blood libel in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blood libel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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