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noun
1.
a person who kills a god.
2.
the act of killing a god.
Origin:
1605–15; < Neo-Latin deicīda (def. 1), deicīdium (def. 2), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -cīda, -cīdium -cide
1605–15; < Neo-Latin deicīda (def. 1), deicīdium (def. 2), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -cīda, -cīdium -cide
Related forms
de·i·cid·al, adjective
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