Main Entry: de·i·cide

Pronunciation: \ˈdē-ə-ˌsīd, ˈdā-ə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin deus god + -cidium, -cida -cide — more at deity

Date: 1577

1 : the act of killing a divine being or a symbolic substitute of such a being
2 : the killer or destroyer of a god