deicide
/ˈdiːəsaɪd/
noun
- The act of killing a god or a divine being.
- Some critics accused the empire of deicide for destroying sacred statues.
- The novel explores the idea of deicide as a rebellion against fate.
- The concept of deicide appears in several ancient mythologies.
- A person who kills a god or a divine being.
- Legends warn that a deicide will suffer eternal punishment.
- The ancient curse was meant for any deicide who dared to strike a deity.
- In the story, the hero becomes a deicide after slaying the false god.