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deicide
[ dee-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈdi əˌsaɪd /
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noun
a person who kills a god.
the act of killing a god.
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Origin of deicide
1605–15; <New Latin deicīda(def. 1), deicīdium(def. 2), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -cīda,-cīdium-cide
OTHER WORDS FROM deicide
de·i·cid·al, adjectiveWords nearby deicide
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How to use deicide in a sentence
Guilty of this homicide, and this regicide, and this deicide, confess your guilt to-day.
New Tabernacle Sermons|Thomas De Witt TalmageShe condoned his blasphemies concerning the priests because of his aversion towards the deicide race.
Two banks of the Seine|Fernand VandremHow real is the pretended power which the deicide chemists are alleged to wield?
L-bas|J. K. HuysmansJewish persecution had its completion in the ruin of the deicide city.
British Dictionary definitions for deicide
deicide
/ (ˈdiːɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
the act of killing a god
a person who kills a god
Derived forms of deicide
deicidal, adjectiveWord Origin for deicide
C17: from ecclesiastical Latin deicida, from Latin deus god; see -cide
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