deicide

See also: déicide

English

WOTD – 7 May 2010

Etymology

From Medieval Latin deicīdium.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.saɪd/, /ˈdiː.ɪ.saɪd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ə.saɪd/, /ˈdeɪ.ə.saɪd/
Audio (US): (file)
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Noun

deicide (countable and uncountable, plural deicides)

The killing of a deity; godslaughter. [1610s^[1]]
The killer of a deity. [1650s^[1]]
Synonym: godkiller
(Christianity, theology) The crucifixion of Jesus, viewed as a crime.

Derived terms

deicidal

Translations

killing

Arabic: قَتْل إِلٰه m (qatl ʔilāh)
Armenian: աստվածասպանություն (astvacaspanutʻyun)
Old Armenian: աստուածասպանութիւն (astuacaspanutʻiwn)
Finnish: jumalanmurha
French: déicide (fr)
Greek: θεοκτονία f (theoktonía)
Italian: deicidio
Japanese: 神殺し (kamigoroshi)
Polish: bogobójstwo n
Portuguese: deicídio (pt) m
Russian: богоуби́йство n (bogoubíjstvo)
Spanish: deicidio (es) m
Ukrainian: боговби́вство n (bohovbývstvo)

killer

Arabic: قَاتِل إِلٰه m (qātil ʔilāh)
Armenian: աստվածասպան (hy) (astvacaspan)
Old Armenian: աստուածասպան (astuacaspan)
Finnish: jumalanmurhaaja
French: déicide (fr)
Greek: θεοκτόνος (el) m or f (theoktónos)
Italian: deicida
Japanese: 神殺し (kamigoroshi)
Polish: bogobójca (pl) m, bogobójczyni f
Portuguese: deicida (pt) m or f
Russian: богоуби́йца (ru) m (bogoubíjca)
Spanish: deicida

crucifixion

Arabic: صَلْب m (ṣalb)
Armenian: աստվածասպանություն (astvacaspanutʻyun)
Old Armenian: աստուածասպանութիւն (astuacaspanutʻiwn)
Finnish: jumalanmurha
French: déicide (fr)
Italian: deicidio
Portuguese: deicídio (pt) m
Russian: богоуби́йство n (bogoubíjstvo)
Spanish: deicidio (es)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “deicide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

deicide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.iˈt͡ʃi.de/
Rhymes: -ide
Hyphenation: de‧i‧cì‧de

Noun

deicide f

plural of deicida