Definitions for sanguinary
ˈsæŋ gwəˌnɛr isan·guina·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherlyadjective

   accompanied by bloodshed

   "this bitter and sanguinary war"

2. bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinaryadjective

   marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed

   "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanguinaryadjective

   Attended with bloodshed.

2. sanguinaryadjective

   Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.

3. sanguinaryadjective

   Consisting of, covered with or similar in appearance to blood.

4. Etymology: From sanguinarius.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sanguinaryadjective

   Cruel; bloody; murtherous.

   Etymology: sanguinarius, Lat. sanguinaire, French; from sanguis, Latin.

   We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. Francis Bacon.

   The scene is now more sanguinary, and fuller of actors: never was such a confused mysterious civil war as this. James Howell.

   Passion transforms us into a kind of savages, and makes us brutal and sanguinary. , Notes on the Odyssey.

2. Sanguinarynoun

   An herb. Robert Ainsworth

   Etymology: sanguis, Lat.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanguinary

   Sanguinary generally refers to something that is characterized by bloodshed or slaughter; excessively violent or bloody. It can also describe a person or act that is eager or enthusiastic for bloodshed. The term is derived from the same root as 'sanguine,' referring to blood.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sanguinaryadjective

   attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle

2. Sanguinaryadjective

   bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood

3. Sanguinaryadjective

   the yarrow

4. Sanguinaryadjective

   the Sanguinaria

5. Etymology: [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanguinary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanguinary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sanguinary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sanguinary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sanguinary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanguinary
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sanguinary