"sanguinarian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sanguinarian [comparative], most sanguinarian [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin sanguis (“blood”, stem sanguin-) + -arian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sanguis||blood|pos=stem sanguin-}} Latin sanguis (“blood”, stem sanguin-), {{suffix|en||arian}} + -arian Head templates: {{en-adj}} sanguinarian (comparative more sanguinarian, superlative most sanguinarian)
  1. Of, related to, or belonging to the sanguinarian lifestyle.
    Sense id: en-sanguinarian-en-adj-4ZIVpa5M

Noun

Forms: sanguinarians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sanguis (“blood”, stem sanguin-) + -arian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sanguis||blood|pos=stem sanguin-}} Latin sanguis (“blood”, stem sanguin-), {{suffix|en||arian}} + -arian Head templates: {{en-noun}} sanguinarian (plural sanguinarians)
  1. A person who consumes human blood as part of the vampiroid subculture. Categories (topical): Blood, Vampires
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