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Bloodshedding vs Bloodletting - What's the difference?

bloodshedding | bloodletting |

As nouns the difference between bloodshedding and bloodletting

is that bloodshedding is the act of shedding blood while bloodletting is the archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

bloodshedding

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of shedding blood.

    • bloodletting

    English

    (wikipedia bloodletting)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
  • By extension, the diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
  • A circumstance such as a battle where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.

    • Related terms

    * bloodlet