DEICIDE


Meaning of DEICIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdē-ə-ˌsīd, ˈdā-ə- ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin deus god + -cidium, -cida -cide — more at deity

Date: 1577

1. : the act of killing a divine being or a symbolic substitute of such a being

2. : the killer or destroyer of a god

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.