Massacre of the Innocents

English

the Massacre of the Innocents

(Christianity) The incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
(Britain, politics, humorous) The abandonment of potentially useful measures at the end of a session in the House of Commons, since there is no time to pass them.

单词	Massacre of the Innocents
释义	Massacre of the Innocents English Proper noun the Massacre of the Innocents (Christianity) The incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. (Britain, politics, humorous) The abandonment of potentially useful measures at the end of a session in the House of Commons, since there is no time to pass them. References 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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