Word Study
theomachy
CIDE DICTIONARY
theomachy, n. [Gr. ; a god + a battle.].
- A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints with the gods. [1913 Webster]
- A battle or strife among the gods. Gladstone. [1913 Webster]
- Opposition to God or the divine will. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
theomachy, n. (pl. -ies) strife among or against the gods.
Etymology
THEO- + Gk makhe fight
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