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theophages

theophages is the plural of theophage.

Meaning of theophage

Noun

theophage (plural theophages)

  1. A god-eater, one who eats a god.
    • […] "He's an immortal, a theophage like I am, like Ka'an and Medur -- gods. We were all mortal once, but he's forgotten that. He's eaten all the rest, and made the world think he's the only one. Now he's going to go eat Ka'an, and then he'll eat us."2006 August 1, Jesse Hajicek, The God Eaters, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 355
  2. (typically derogatory) One who believes that the Eucharist is the body of God, and consumes it.
    • […] his eucharistic theology would presumably make unadulterated theophages (God-eaters) of us all. This in turn exposes a more general flaw in Eutychianism : a failure to make sufficient allowance for the distinctiveness of three the consubstantial Trinity. persons of We must also consider[…]2007, Ben Quash, Michael Ward, Heresies and how to Avoid Them: Why it Matters what Christians Believe, SPCK Publishing, page 48

Questions about theophages

What is theophages the plural of?
Theophages is the plural of theophage.

Words near theophages in the dictionary

  1. theopaths
  2. theopathy
  3. theopederin
  4. theopederins
  5. theophage
  6. theophages
  7. theophagic
  8. theophagite
  9. theophagites
  10. theophagous
  11. theophagy

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