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Thug·gee
(thŭg′ē)n.
Robbery and murder as practiced by the Thugs.
[Hindi ṭhagī, from ṭhag, Thug; see thug.]
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thuggee
(θʌˈɡiː)n
(Historical Terms) history the methods and practices of the thugs of India
[C19: from Hindi thagī; see thug]
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thuggeeism, thuggee
a semi-religious Hindu cult with a highly organized system of murder and robbery, suppressed in India in the 19th century. Also thuggery. — thug, n.
See also: Hinduism-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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