Surpass vs Deicide - What's the difference?
surpass | deicide |
To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=2 The killing of a god or goddess.
The killer of a god or goddess.
(Christianity, theology) The crucifixion of Jesus viewed as a crime.
As a verb surpass
is to go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.As an adjective deicide is
deicidal (pertaining to killing a god).As a noun deicide is
deicide.surpass
English
Verb
(es)- The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
- The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side.
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