patricidal
- adjective
- /pəˈtrɪsɪdəl/
- Formal
- I was interested in what you said about monotheism that it arose historically out of some kind of patricidal impulse.
Examples
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The film explores the patricidal themes in the context of rebellion against oppressive father figures.
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Regarding Abu Shukri against a background of Shukri's texts serves to elucidate the patricidal fantasies at the end of the film, for they are a reworking of similar fantasies in both texts.
Academic text (2007) -
His patricidal attitude toward authority made it difficult for him to connect with other mentors.
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Many stories reflect a patricidal view, criticizing traditional fatherhood and its expectations.
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Morphology
patricidal = patricide (opaque) = patri + cide + al
The adjective still derives regularly from 'patricide', but the figurative sense of hostility toward paternal authority is a semantic extension rather than a predictable compositional meaning.
Etymology
Patricidal also comes from patri- ('father') and -cide ('kill'). Used figuratively, it means strong hostility or opposition to a father or to paternal power, so it describes feelings or actions that 'attack' a father's authority.