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Thuggism vs Thuggee - What's the difference?

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Thuggism is a related term of thuggee.


As nouns the difference between thuggism and thuggee

is that thuggism is (historical) the violent acts of the thuggee while thuggee is (historical|countable) a thug (member of band of assassins in india).

thuggism

English

Noun

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  • (historical) The violent acts of the Thuggee.

    • thuggee

    English

    (wikipedia Thuggee)

    Noun

  • (historical, countable) A thug (member of band of assassins in India).
  • (historical, uncountable) The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.
  • *1983 , (Lawrence Durrell), Sebastian'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 1070:
  • *:‘In India, where everything began, this kind of human activity, obscene in itself, was undertaken on behalf of a goddess, called, I think, Kali; the murder was an act of so-called thugee , I was told.’

    • Related terms

    * thug * Thuggism