Vengeance
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19
"For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield
"He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"
"The swiftness of divine retribution"
WiktionaryText
Synonyms
- reprisal
- retaliation
- retribution
- revenge
- See also Wikisaurus:revenge
Noun
- revenge, vengeance (retaliatory action)