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

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Noun

deicide (plural deicides)

1. The killing of a god or goddess.
2. The killer of a god or goddess.
3. (Christianity, theology) The crucifixion of Jesus viewed as a crime.

Derived terms

• deicidal

Translations

killing

• Armenian: աստվածասպանություն (hy) (astvaçaspanut’yun)

  Old Armenian: աստուածասպանութիւն (astuacaspanutʿiwn)

• Finnish: jumalanmurha (fi)
• French: déicide (fr)

• Italian: deicidio (it)
• Portuguese: deicídio (pt) m
• Russian: богоубийство (ru) (bogoubíjstvo) n
• Spanish: deicidio (es) m

killer

• Armenian: աստվածասպան (hy) (astvaçaspan)

  Old Armenian: աստուածասպան (astuacaspan)

• Finnish: jumalanmurhaaja (fi)
• French: déicide (fr)

• Italian: deicida (it)
• Portuguese: deicida (pt) m and f
• Russian: богоубийца (ru) (bogoubíjca) m
• Spanish: deicida (es)

crucifixion

• Armenian: աստվածասպանություն (hy) (astvaçaspanut’yun)

  Old Armenian: աստուածասպանութիւն (astuacaspanutʿiwn)

• Finnish: jumalanmurha (fi)
• French: déicide (fr)

• Italian: deicidio (it)
• Russian: богоубийство (ru) (bogoubíjstvo) n
• Spanish: deicidio (es)

External links

• Deicide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Noun

deicide f

1. Plural form of deicida