Pillaging (Noun)
Meaning
The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The Vikings were known for their pillaging of coastal towns and monasteries during their raids.
- The historical site had endured centuries of pillaging by treasure hunters and grave robbers.
- The warrior's reputation for pillaging left many villages in a state of panic.
- The pillaging of the museum's rare collections was a devastating loss for the academic community.
- Throughout history, invaders had carried out wholesale pillaging of cities, leaving widespread destruction in their wake.
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Hyponyms
- Rape
- Despoilation
- Banditry
- Predation
- Rapine
- Spoil
- Despoliation
- Devastation
- Sack
- Depredation
- Spoliation
- Looting
- Ravaging
- Robbery
- Despoilment