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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOOD LIBEL

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Blood libel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLOOD LIBEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Blood libel

Blood libel is an accusation that Jews kidnapped and murdered the children of Christians to use their blood as part of their religious rituals during Jewish holidays. Historically, these claims—alongside those of well poisoning and host desecration—have been a major theme in European persecution of Jews. Blood libels typically say that Jews require human blood for the baking of matzos for Passover, although this element was allegedly absent in the earliest cases that claimed Jews reenacted the crucifixion. The accusations often assert that the blood of children of Christians is especially coveted, and, historically, blood libel claims have been made to account for otherwise unexplained deaths of children. In some cases, the victim of human sacrifice has become venerated as a martyr, a holy figure around whom a martyr cult might arise. Three of these -- William of Norwich, Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Simon of Trent—became objects of local cults and veneration, and in some cases were added to the General Roman Calendar, even though lacking official canonization in the Roman Catholic Church. One, Gavriil Belostoksky, was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Definition of blood libel in the English dictionary

The definition of blood libel in the dictionary is the malicious accusation that Jews used the blood of non-Jews in religious rituals. Other definition of blood libel is any false accusation of violence, murder, or blood lust.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOOD LIBEL

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blood group
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blood is thicker than water
blood loss
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOOD LIBEL

Abel
Babel
Bebel
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blasphemous libel
decibel
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Isabel
jebel
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label
libel
nebel
Nobel
perceived noise decibel
rebel
record label
rubel
Santa Isabel
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Synonyms and antonyms of blood libel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blood libel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOOD LIBEL

Find out the translation of blood libel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blood libel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blood libel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

血液诽谤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libelo de sangre
570 millions of speakers

English

blood libel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रक्त परिवाद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فرية الدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кровавый навет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

libelo de sangue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক্ত বেগুনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diffamation de sang
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Libur darah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verleumdung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

血液名誉毀損
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혈액 명예 훼손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Libel getih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phỉ báng máu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्त बेअब्रू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kan davası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accusa del sangue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszczerstwo krwi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кривавий наклеп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calomnie de sânge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συκοφαντία του αίματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bloed laster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blod förtal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blod ærekrenkelse
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOOD LIBEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blood libel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOOD LIBEL»

Discover the use of blood libel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blood libel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blood Libel: The Damascus Affair of 1840
"This is great material, and Florence . . . handles it with dramatic flair.
Ronald Florence, 2006
2
The Blood Libel Legend: A Casebook in Anti-Semitic Folklore
According to the blood libel legend, Jews murdered Christian infants to obtain blood to make matzah. Dundes has gathered here the work of leading scholars who examine the varied sources and elaborations of the legend.
Alan Dundes, 1991
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Blood Libel and Its Derivatives: The Scourge of Anti-Semitism
This volume aims to explain the origins of the charge of blood libel and define the ways its derivatives have achieved acceptance in certain parts of the world today.
Raphael Israeli, 2012
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Blood Libel: The Ritual Murder Accusation at the Limit of ...
The first book investigating the recent historiography of the ritual murder accusation
Hannah Johnson, 2012
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Poison: Modern Manifestations of a Blood Libel
This is the story of an amazing manifestation of a modern blood libel against the Jews and Israel, involving not only Arabs and Muslims, but also the European media and world organizations.
Raphael Israeli, 2002
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Blood Libel: The Inside Story of General Ariel Sharon's ...
Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.
Uri Dan, 1987
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Blood Libel: the Life and Memory of Mendel Beilis: Includes: ...
Blood Libel: The Life and Memory of Mendel Beilis includes the gripping memoir of Mendel Beilis, in its first complete English translation.
Mendel Beilis, Jay Beilis, Jeremy Simcha Garber, 2011
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Blood Libel in Late Imperial Russia: The Ritual Murder Trial ...
Innocent IV in the mid-thirteenth century was the first pope to take a public stance against the ritual murder accusation, and popes continued to issue statements condemning the blood libel on a periodic basis well into the twentieth century ...
Robert Weinberg, 2013
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The Incident at Massena: The Blood Libel in America
Tells of the disappearance of a little girl on the eve of Yom Kippur in Massena, New York, in 1928 and recounts the anti-Semitic hysteria to which it gave rise
Saul S. Friedman, 1978
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Blood and Belief: The Circulation of a Symbol Between Jews ...
The Circulation of a Symbol Between Jews and Christians David Biale. the blood libel itself followed a narrative or narratives,4 the defense against it can be seen in terms of counternarratives, some of which also featured “Orientalist” elements.
David Biale, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOOD LIBEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blood libel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Will Samantha Power Be the First American UN Ambassador to …
From the modern-day blood libel of the Goldstone Report to the laughable double-standards applied by any number of UN General Assembly ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Trump slanders Mexicans in racist rant
This 400-year blood libel against black folks—who never immigrated to America but were originally dragged over in chains—was always the ... «San Diego Jewish World, Jul 15»
3
The Beginning of the Doctor's Plot
Thus began the infamous blood libel that was later termed “The Doctors' Trial.” The newspapers and radio reported this along with “commentary” which was ... «Chabad.org, Jul 15»
4
July Fourth Fear: Can Free Speech (And America) Survive A …
What we are dealing with here, of course, is a blood libel (as explicated by the late Larry Auster after Sarah Palin used the term when the Left ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
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A vanished Rothschild
Towards the end of the 19th century there were blood libel accusations against Jews. However, the European campaign on behalf of Beilis was ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
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The United Nations Has Israel's Blood On Its Hands
They are responsible for this modern day blood libel against Israel. MK Tzipi Livni – a Netanyahu opponent – denounced the report noting it ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
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It's all Israel's fault
But whichever this administration chooses, this much is clear: Every time this blood libel is repeated, honest men and women and countries ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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PA's New Blood Libel: IDF 'Murdering' Terrorists
PA's New Blood Libel: IDF 'Murdering' Terrorists. Terrorist killed attacking IDF forces with submachine gun was just an innocent motorist, ... «Arutz Sheva, Jun 15»
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Defining The Line Between Anti-Semitism And Criticism of Israel
... and Nazis, accusing Israel of genocide or ethnic cleansing, or utilizing classic anti-Semitic tropes like the blood libel in connection with Israel. «The Jewish Week, Jun 15»
10
PBS Documentary About Early Palestine Substitutes One Myth For …
... Antebi's grandfather was imprisoned during the Damascus Affair blood libel of 1840. The French-speaking Antebi disagreed with Zionists on ... «Forward, Jun 15»

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