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theomachy

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the⋅om⋅a⋅chy

  [thee-om-uh-kee]
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–noun, plural -chies.
a battle with or among the gods.
Origin:
1560–70; < LL theomachia < Gk theomachia. See theo-, -machy
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the·om·a·chy   (thē-ŏm'ə-kē)   
n.   pl. the·om·a·chies
Strife or battle among gods, as in the Homeric poems.

[Greek theomakhiā : theo-, theo- + makhē, battle.]
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