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deicide

UK/ˈdeɪ.ɪ.saɪd//ˈdi.ə.saɪd/

deicide noun: the killing of a deity; godslaughter.

deicide: the killing of a deity; godslaughter
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Noun

deicide (countable and uncountable, plural deicides)

  1. The killing of a deity; godslaughter.
  2. The killer of a deity.
    Synonyms:
    godkiller
  3. The crucifixion of Jesus, viewed as a crime.

deicide meaning in Tamil and Arabic

deicide in Tamil

தேவதை

deicide in Arabic

killing
قَتْل إِلٰه qatl ʔilāh
killer
قَاتِل إِلٰه qātil ʔilāh
crucifixion
صَلْب ṣalb

Synonyms of deicide

Forms of deicide

pluraldeicides

Origin of deicide

Merged from Medieval Latin deicīdium and Medieval Latin deicīda.

Words formed from deicide

Questions about deicide

What does deicide mean?
Deicide means the killing of a deity; godslaughter.
What is deicide in Tamil?
Deicide in Tamil is தேவதை. See Deicide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deicide?
Deicide is a noun.
How do you pronounce deicide?
Deicide is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.saɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of deicide?
The plural of deicide is deicides.

Words near deicide in the dictionary

  1. deicer
  2. deicers
  3. deices
  4. Deichtine
  5. deicidal
  6. deicide
  7. deicides
  8. deicing
  9. deicing boot
  10. deicing boots
  11. deicings

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: deicide (page history and authors); deicide (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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