thuggee — ozdic

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A thug (a member of band of assassins in India).

2

The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.

‘In India, where everything began, this kind of human activity, obscene in itself, was undertaken on behalf of a goddess, called, I think, Kali; the murder was an act of so-called thugee, I was told.’

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Alternative letter-case form of thuggee

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‘In India, where everything began, this kind of human activity, obscene in itself, was undertaken on behalf of a goddess, called, I think, Kali; the murder was an act of so-called thugee, I was told.’

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