sparagmos
[ spuh-rag-muh s ]
/ spəˈræg məs /
noun
the tearing to pieces of a live victim, as a bull or a calf, by a band of bacchantes in a Dionysian orgy.
Origin of sparagmos
From the Greek word
sparagmós literally, tearing
Words nearby sparagmos
spar buoy,
spar deck,
spar varnish,
spar with,
sparable,
sparagmos,
sparassis,
sparaxis,
spare,
spare part,
spare the rod and spoil the child