bloodthirstiness
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The other most celebrated role in the play is Coriolanus’ mother, Volumnia, whose pride in her son’s martial prowess borders on bloodthirstiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
But writing a history of empire, pillage, bloodthirstiness and dogma cannot be done in a vacuum, ignoring the dark side of their appeal.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
Houston forces us to ask ourselves what we want from a baseball team: touchy-feely sentimentality or bloodthirstiness.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2017
Good stuff, and like most of Vikings, far more subtle than the competition. Vikings, for all its bloodthirstiness, is far less heavy-handed than a show like Game of Thrones.
From Forbes ● Feb. 22, 2015
European historians have noticed, with words of praise, the freedom from bloodthirstiness which characterizes the American people.
From The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty by John Fiske
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