deicide

de·i·cide

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈdi əˌsaɪd/
- /dˈeɪsaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈdi əˌsaɪd/

Definitions of deicide word

noun deicide the act of killing a god 3
noun deicide a person who kills a god 3
noun deicide the killer of a god 3
noun deicide the killing of a god 3
noun deicide a person who kills a god. 1
noun deicide the act of killing a god. 1

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Origin of deicide

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < New Latin deicīda (def 1), deicīdium (def 2), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -cīda, -cīdium -cide

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Parts of speech for Deicide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Deicide

deicide popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

deicide usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with deicide

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