massacre of the innocents

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Definition of massacre of the innocents in English English dictionary

a story in the New Testament of the Bible in which King Herod hears about the birth of the Messiah in Bethlehem. He orders all male babies in the town to be killed so that the Messiah will not live, but Jesus and his family escape before this happens

Hyphenation

mas·sa·cre of the innocents

Turkish pronunciation

mäsıkır ıv dhi înısınts

Pronunciation

/ˈmasəkər əv ᴛʜē ˈənəsənts/ /ˈmæsəkɜr əv ðiː ˈɪnəsənts/