deicide
noun
de·i·cide
ˈdē-ə-ˌsīd 
ˈdā-ə-
ˈdā-ə-
1
: the act of killing a divine being or a symbolic substitute of such a being
2
: the killer or destroyer of a god
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The heroes must battle against Gorr the God Butcher, a warrior on a mission to enact trans-universal deicide, played by Christian Bale.
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Joe George, Men's Health, 8 July 2022
The church eliminated doctrines of deicide and supersessionism, while issuing formal apologies for Christianity’s role in centuries of persecutions.
—WSJ, 13 Feb. 2022
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Joe George, Men's Health, 8 July 2022
The church eliminated doctrines of deicide and supersessionism, while issuing formal apologies for Christianity’s role in centuries of persecutions.
—WSJ, 13 Feb. 2022
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“Deicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deicide. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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