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单词 deicide
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deicide

[ dee-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈdi əˌsaɪd /

noun

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

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, adjective

Words nearby deicide

dehypnotize, D.E.I., Deianira, deice, deicer, deicide, deictic, deid, deif, deific, deification
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Example sentences from the Web for deicide

  • Jewish persecution had its completion in the ruin of the deicide city.

    Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom|T. W. Allies
  • Guilty of this homicide, and this regicide, and this deicide, confess your guilt to-day.

    New Tabernacle Sermons|Thomas De Witt Talmage
  • She condoned his blasphemies concerning the priests because of his aversion towards the deicide race.

    Two banks of the Seine|Fernand Vandrem
  • How real is the pretended power which the deicide chemists are alleged to wield?

    L-bas|J. K. Huysmans

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, adjective

Word Origin for deicide

C17: from ecclesiastical Latin deicida, from Latin deus god; see -cide
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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