thuggee
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9.9
- noun
- /θʌɡi/
- NSFW
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thuggee
- Later l learnt the Thuggee cult was once real and did unspeakable things.
- thuggee cult
Examples
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The Thuggee were a murderous sect who had to be put down.
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l have heard the evil stories of the Thuggee cult.
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Thuggee was practiced from the Himalayas to Ceylon.
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Our constabulary managed to diminish the number of murders, but we're forced to recognize the Thuggee still exists.
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His reputation as an energetic agent of reform was secured by his effective campaign against thuggee, the cult of highway robbery and murder that rivaled suttee in horrifying British minds.
Academic text (1991) -
Thuggee was practiced from the Himalayas to Ceylon.
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Later I learnt the Thuggee cult was once real and did unspeakable things.
Synonyms
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7.4
A system where groups of criminals use violence and illegal methods
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9.9
Stealing from people in remote places using violence, often by groups of armed people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thuggee comes from the Hindi word thag meaning 'deceiver' or 'thief', and it is the same root as the English word thug. In India the word named groups who pretended to be friendly and then killed and robbed people, so thuggee now means an organized system of robbery and murder.