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deicide
de·i·cide [ d i sd ] (plural de·i·cides)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. killing a god or goddess: the act of killing a god or goddess
2. killer of god or goddess: somebody who kills a god or goddess
[Early 17th century. Partly < ecclesiastical Latin deicida "god-killer," partly < Latin deus "god" + -cide]

de·i·ci·dal [ d i sd'l ] adjective
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