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deicide

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.saɪd/
  • UK: /ˈdiː.ɪ.saɪd/
  • US: /ˈdi.ə.saɪd/
  • US: /ˈdeɪ.ə.saɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The killing of a deity; godslaughter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The killer of a deity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: godkiller

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The crucifixion of Jesus, viewed as a crime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Merged from Medieval Latin deicīdium and Medieval Latin deicīda.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَتْل إِلٰه (qatl ʔilāh) — killing
  • Armenian: աստվածասպանություն (astvacaspanutʻyun) — killing
  • Old Armenian: աստուածասպանութիւն (astuacaspanutʻiwn) — killing
  • Catalan: deïcidi — killing
  • Finnish: jumalanmurha — killing
  • French: déicide — killing
  • Greek: θεοκτονία (theoktonía) — killing
  • Italian: deicidio — killing
  • Japanese: 神殺し (kamigoroshi) — killing
  • Polish: bogobójstwo — killing
  • Portuguese: deicídio — killing
  • Russian: богоуби́йство (bogoubíjstvo) — killing
  • Spanish: deicidio — killing
  • Ukrainian: боговби́вство (bohovbývstvo) — killing
  • Arabic: قَاتِل إِلٰه (qātil ʔilāh) — killer
  • Armenian: աստվածասպան (astvacaspan) — killer
  • Old Armenian: աստուածասպան (astuacaspan) — killer
  • Catalan: deïcida — killer
  • Finnish: jumalanmurhaaja — killer
  • French: déicide — killer
  • Greek: θεοκτόνος (theoktónos) — killer
  • Italian: deicida — killer
  • Japanese: 神殺し (kamigoroshi) — killer
  • Polish: bogobójca — killer
  • Polish: bogobójczyni — killer
  • Portuguese: deicida — killer
  • Russian: богоуби́йца (bogoubíjca) — killer
  • Spanish: deicida — killer
  • Arabic: صَلْب (ṣalb) — crucifixion
  • Armenian: աստվածասպանություն (astvacaspanutʻyun) — crucifixion
  • Old Armenian: աստուածասպանութիւն (astuacaspanutʻiwn) — crucifixion
  • Finnish: jumalanmurha — crucifixion
  • French: déicide — crucifixion
  • Italian: deicidio — crucifixion
  • Portuguese: deicídio — crucifixion
  • Russian: богоуби́йство (bogoubíjstvo) — crucifixion
  • Spanish: deicidio — crucifixion