I used "theomachy" in a post this morning, so it's a good time to have it as the WOTD.
One online source defines theomachy as "Strife or battle among gods, as in the Homeric poems." That definition is expanded on in the Wikipedia entry.
I've also seen theomachy used to describe unseen forces and struggles in general, and in particular forces that explain overarching behaviour - Darwin's natural selection, Dawkins' selfish gene, Marx's class warfare, or Smith's invisible hand of competition.
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