noun
- plural of deicide: acts of killing a god or divine being, or people who kill a god
Usage: theological; historical
Examples
- The ancient myths contained stories of deicides committed by jealous rivals.
- Scholars debated whether the characters could be considered deicides.
- The text described various deicides throughout different mythologies.
- Religious historians studied accounts of deicides in classical literature.
- The play featured deicides as central plot elements.
- Ancient cultures had different views on deicides and their consequences.