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ritual murder

killing a human being as a ritual act
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Summary

ritual murder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ritual murder is a type of murder[2].
  • ritual murder is a type of rite[3].
  • ritual murder is a type of ritual[4].
  • ritual murder is a type of homicide[5].
  • ritual murder is a type of human sacrifice[6].
  • ritual murder's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include murder[2], rite[3], ritual[4], homicide[5], and human sacrifice[6].

Why It Matters

ritual murder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok
    Svkkl authority id → 0352529-ritualni-vrazdy
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0352529-ritualni-vrazdy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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