Jonestown.
A former settlement in northern Guyana founded by the Peoples Temple cult, and the site of an infamous mass murder-suicide in November 1978.
Meaning & usage
A former settlement in northern Guyana founded by the Peoples Temple cult, and the site of an infamous mass murder-suicide in November 1978.
The Jonestown massacre itself.
Any of a number of other places in the English-speaking world.
Where this word comes from
From Jones + town, after Reverend Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple.
Any mass suicide or murder, especially one with religious or cultic overtones.
Where this word comes from
From Jones + town, after Reverend Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple.
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