deicide


deicide

(ˈdiːɪˌsaɪd) n1. the act of killing a god2. a person who kills a god[C17: from ecclesiastical Latin deicida, from Latin deus god; see -cide] ˌdeiˈcidal adj

de•i•cide

(ˈdi əˌsaɪd)

n. 1. a person who kills a god. 2. the act of killing a god. [1605–15; < New Latin deicīda, deicīdium= Latin dei- (comb. form of deus god) + -cīda,-cīdium -cide] de`i•cid′al, adj.

deicide

1. the killing of a god.
2. the killer of a god. — deicidal, adj.See also: God and Gods
Translations
deicidio