death touch
Fatal fingertip strike
Death touch refers to a supposed martial arts technique capable of killing with a single strike to a pressure point or nerve cluster.
The concept appears in kung fu movies and folklore about secretive fighting styles.
In gaming and fantasy, it describes any ability that kills instantly on contact: The lich's death touch drained his life force.
Also called dim mak or touch of death.
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- killingCausing death deliberately
- pressure pointBody site affecting nerves
- pressure pointsAnatomical vulnerability sites
assassin · black hand · martial arts · ancient art · secret technique · instant · silent · fingertip · paralysis · venom · chi · meridian · knockout · forbidden · ancient · shadow · ninja · whisper
- necromancynecromancer, necromancy, undead, reanimation, lich
- martial arts filmskung fu, karate, ninja, samurai, wuxia
- mythical powersimmortality, shapeshifting, telepathy, teleportation, invisibility
- cursescurse, curses, hex, hexes, jinx
death touchhealing touch
Restorative physical contact
laying on of hands · resurrection · revivification · Midas touch · life force
death touchblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
benediction · divine healing · grace · saving grace · anointing
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