sə̇ˈka(a)rēəs noun
( plural sicar·ii -ēˌī)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Latin, assassin, murderer, from sica dagger; akin to Latin secare to cut — more at saw
: one of a party of Zealots and terrorists resorting to murder in attempting to expel the Romans from Palestine A.D. 52-60