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

M. Scott Momaday, in his essay “The Way to Rainy Mountain,” describes his Kiowa grandmother, who “bore an image of deicide.”

From Salon

And sometimes they bore the image of deicide, and went the way of despair.

From Salon

The fact that the horror embedded in songs by bands like Morbid Angel, Deicide and Cannibal Corpse doesn’t come close to what’s at the core of Kira’s truth tells us it’s likely more than we — or anyone — should be asked to bear.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Bito’s book “The Gospel of Anonymous: Absolving All Men of the Most Hideous Crime of Deicide,” translated into English in 2011, served as a literary counter to the antisemitic canard that Jews are to be blamed for the death of Jesus.

From Washington Post

And Deicide has written about ritual sacrifices, the crucifixion, Satan, Jesus and anti-Christian sentiments.

From Salon