theomachist

/θiˈɑm.æ.kɪst/

Etymology

From theomachy + -ist.

theomachist means One who fights against God, gods or divinity. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

THEOMACHIST — [Noun] One who wages war against God or the gods. From theomachy (from Ancient Greek θεομαχία (theomakhía), from θεός (theós, "god") + μάχη (mákhē, "battle")) + -ist (agent suffix). Unlike the atheist, who merely denies the divine presence, or the iconoclast, who shatters the symbols of belief, the theomachist takes up arms against the celestial sovereign directly. He is Prometheus bound for his stolen fire, Captain Ahab harpooning the white whale of an inscrutable cosmos, and a mortal fist pounding the unyielding marble of the altar—a tragic affirmation that the gods exist, and that they are the enemy.

noun

One who fights against God, gods or divinity.