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Resolve to secure independence, resulting in destruction of creator
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deicide
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Deicide is the killing (or the killer) of a god . The concept may be used for any act of killing a god, including a life-death-rebirth deity who is killed and then resurrected . Also used in Freeman Dyson 's Disturbing the Universe in the essay "The Island ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, "the killing of a god;" 1650s, "one who kills a god," from Latin deus "god" (see Zeus ) + -cida (see -cide ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. 2 The killer of a god or goddess. 3 (context Christianity theology English) The crucifixion of Jesus viewed as a crime.
Usage examples of deicide.
Thus they added to traditional tyrannicide the concept of calculated deicide.
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This is not just because of the Blight's obvious strength, the destruction and the deicides it has committed.