deicide

[ dee-uh-sahyd ]

noun

1. a person who kills a god.
2. the act of killing a god.

deicide

/ ˈdiːɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the act of killing a god
2. a person who kills a god

Derived Forms

• ˌdeiˈcidal, adjective

Other Words From

• dei·cidal adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deicide¹

C17: from ecclesiastical Latin deicida, from Latin deus god; see -cide

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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