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deicide
[ dee-uh-sahyd ]
noun
- a person who kills a god.
- the act of killing a god.
deicide
/ ˈdiːɪˌsaɪd /
noun
- the act of killing a god
- a person who kills a god
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Derived Forms
- ˌdeiˈcidal, adjective
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Other Words From
- dei·cidal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deicide1
1605–15; < New Latin deicīda deicide ( def 1 ), deicīdium deicide ( def 2 ), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -cīda, -cīdium -cide
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deicide1
C17: from ecclesiastical Latin deicida, from Latin deus god; see -cide
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Example Sentences
Guilty of this homicide, and this regicide, and this deicide, confess your guilt to-day.
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She condoned his blasphemies concerning the priests because of his aversion towards the deicide race.
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How real is the pretended power which the deicide chemists are alleged to wield?
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Jewish persecution had its completion in the ruin of the deicide city.
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