satanic ritual abuse

noun

Any form of physical, sexual, or psychological mistreatment that involves the use of a satanic ritual; the subject of a moral panic in the 1980s and 1990s.

Meanings

nounsatanic ritual abuse (countable and uncountable, plural satanic ritual abuses)

plural satanic ritual abuses

  1. countableuncountableAny form of physical, sexual, or psychological mistreatment that involves the use of a satanic ritual; the subject of a moral panic in the 1980s and 1990s.
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