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deity

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de·i·ty  (d-t, d-)
n. pl. de·i·ties
1. A god or goddess.
2.
a. The essential nature or condition of being a god; divinity.
b. Deity God. Used with the.

[Middle English deite, from Old French, from Late Latin deits, divine nature, from Latin deus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

deity [ˈdeɪtɪ ˈdiːɪ-]
n pl -ties
1. a god or goddess
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the state of being divine; godhead
3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the rank, status, or position of a god
4. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the nature or character of God
[from Old French, from Late Latin deitās, from Latin deus god]

Deity [ˈdeɪtɪ ˈdiːɪ-]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the. the Supreme Being; God
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deitydeity - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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

deity
noun god, goddess, immortal, divinity, godhead, divine being, supreme being, celestial being an omnipotent, benevolent and omniscient deity
Translations
deity [ˈdiːɪtɪ] Ndeidad f
the DeityDios m

deity [ˈdeɪɪti ˈdiːɪtɪ] ndéité f

deity
nGottheit f; the DeityGott m

deity [ˈdiːɪtɪ] ndivinità f inv, dio/dea
the Deity → la Divinità, Dio
deity [ˈdiːɪtɪ] ndivinità f inv, dio/dea
the Deity → la Divinità, Dio

deity
n deity [ˈdeiəti, (American ) ˈdi:əti]
a god or goddess Bacchus was one of the Roman deities. godheid, goddelikheid إله، آلِهَه божество božstvo guddom; guddommelighed die Gottheit θεότητα deidad, divinidad jumalus الهه؛ خداوند؛ الوهیت jumalolento dieu, déesse אֵל, אֶלָה देवता, ईश्वर božanstvo istenség dewata goð eða gyðja divinità 신, 여신 dievybė dievība dewa godheid gud(dom), gudinne bóstwo divindade zeu, zeiţă божество božstvo božanstvo božanstvo gud, gudinna เทพเจ้า; เทพ; เทพธิดา tanrı(ça) 上帝,神 божество دیوتا یا دیوی vị thần 帝,神

deity is spelt with -ei- .



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Partly from its peculiar colour, partly from a superstition which represented it as feeling the influence of the deity whom it adorned, and growing and lessening in lustre with the waxing and waning of the moon, it first gained the name by which it continues to be known in India to this day--the name of THE MOONSTONE.
That thoughtless deity immediately plunged into the pool, which became so salivated that the trees about its margin all came loose and dropped out.
I could not see the girl's face as her eyes rested for the first time on the Supreme Deity of Mars, but felt the shudder that ran through her in the trembling flesh of the arm that touched mine.
 
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