theomachy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεομαχία (theomakhía, “battle of the gods”), from θεός (theós, “god”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”). Equivalent to theo- +‎ -machy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: thē-ŏmʹə-kē, IPA^(key): /θiˈɑm.ə.ki/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thē-ŏmʹə-kē, IPA^(key): /θiˈɒm.ə.ki/

Noun

theomachy (countable and uncountable, plural theomachies)

1. A fight against the gods, as the mythological battle of the giants against the gods.
2. A battle among gods.
3. Opposition to divine will.

Translations

a fight against the gods, as the mythological battle of the giants against the gods

• Catalan: teomàquia f
• French: théomachie (fr) f
• Portuguese: teomaquia f

a battle among gods

an opposition to divine will

• Portuguese: teomaquia f

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “theomachy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.