as in suicides
the act of deliberately killing oneself
members of the cult decided to hasten the end of their time in this world—and the start of their life in the next—with an orgy of self-slaughter
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The Nun 2 returns to that formula — Sister Irene is tasked with looking into a string of suicides that seem to be the handiwork of Valak — with a much better sense of pacing and tone than its predecessor.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025 -
About 60% of gun deaths in the United States are suicides with homicides and accidental deaths making up the minority.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Self-slaughters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-slaughters. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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