deicide

See also: déicide

English

WOTD – 7 May 2010

An illustration of the blind Höðr killing Baldr, from an Icelandic 18th century manuscript.

Etymology

dei- +‎ -cide

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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Noun

deicide (countable and uncountable, plural deicides)

1. The killing of a deity; godslaughter. [1610s]
2. The killer of a deity. [1650s]

   Synonym: godkiller

3. (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
• Russian: богоуби́йство n (bogoubíjstvo)
• Spanish: deicidio (es)

Further reading

• deicide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

deicide f

1. plural of deicida