god

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1. God

a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions.

b. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being.

2. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality.

3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol.

4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god.

5. A very handsome man.

6. A powerful ruler or despot.

[Middle English, from Old English; see gheu()- in Indo-European roots.]

god

Noun

1. a supernatural being, worshipped as the controller of the universe or some aspect of life or as the personification of some force

2. an image of such a being

3. a person or thing to which excessive attention is given: the All Blacks are gods in New Zealand

4. the gods the top balcony in a theatre [Old English]

goddess fem n

God

Noun

the sole Supreme Being, Creator and ruler of all, in religions such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam

interj

an oath or exclamation of surprise or annoyance

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Noun	1.	God - the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions Supreme Being
	2.	god - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force deity, divinity, immortal pantheon - all the gods of a religion spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events daemon, demigod - a person who is part mortal and part god sea god - a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea sun god - a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun Celtic deity - a deity worshipped by the Celts Egyptian deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians Semitic deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites Hindu deity - a deity worshipped by the Hindus Persian deity - a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians Chinese deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese Japanese deity - a deity worshipped by the Japanese goddess - a female deity earth god, earth-god - a god of fertility and vegetation demiurge - a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity - a deity of classical mythology Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks Roman deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans Norse deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen Teutonic deity - (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons Anglo-Saxon deity - (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons Phrygian deity - deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization god of war, war god - a god worshipped as giving victory in war snake god, zombi, zombie - a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
	3.	god - a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men" higher-up, superior, superordinate - one of greater rank or station or quality
	4.	god - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" graven image, idol effigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" golden calf - (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly joss - a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol Juggernaut - a crude idol of Krishna