self-slayer

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self-slayer

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From self- + slayer.

noun self-slayers

One who slays oneself; self-killer. John King made the key point: suicide was worse than other sins because it left no time for repentance, and so it was difficult to believe that many, if any, self-slayers were spared.

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@misc{self_slayer_2026,
  title = {self-slayer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-slayer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}