RASKOLNIKOV

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel 'Crime and Punishment'; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil

Synonyms:

Raskolnikov; Rodya Raskolnikov

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

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