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   Sanguinary , a. [L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinaire.]
   Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
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   We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences.
   Bacon.
   
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   Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
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   Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary.
   Broome.
   
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   Syn. -- Bloody; murderous; bloodthirsty; cruel.
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   Sanguinary, n. [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.] (Bot.) (a) The yarrow. (b) The Sanguinaria.
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