What does havock mean?

havock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

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Obsolete; Uncountable

"As for Saul, he made havock of the church."
"I [Paul the Apostle] vvas going to Damaſcus vvith Letters from the High Prieſt to make Havock of God's People there, as I had made Havock of them in other places. Theſe bloody Letters vvas not impoſed upon me. I vvent to the High Prieſt and deſired them of him, Acts 9. 1, 2. And yet he [God] ſaved me!"

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