theomachy

noun

the·​om·​a·​chy

-kē

plural -es

1

obsolete : opposition to God or the gods or the divine will

2

: a battle or strife among the gods

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin theomachia, from Greek, from the- + -machia -machy

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