əˌsaɪd 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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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of killing a god |
| 2. | a person who kills a god |
| [C17: from ecclesiastical Latin deicida, from Latin deus god; see | |
| dei'cidal | |
| —adj | |
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