deity

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.

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

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deity [dee-it-ee]

Noun

pl -ties

1. a god or goddess

2. the state of being divine [Latin deus god]

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Deity

Noun

the Deity God

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

deity - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force divinity, god, 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

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deity

noun god, goddess, immortal, divinity, godhead, divine being, supreme being, celestial being, atua N.Z.

Translations

deity [ˈdiːɪtɪ] n → deidad f; divinidad f

deity [ˈdiːɪtɪ] n → divinité f; dieu m, déesse f

deity [ˈdiːɪtɪ] n → Gottheit f

deity [ˈdiːɪtɪ] n → divinità f inv; dio(dea)

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deity

n deity [ˈdeiəti, (American ) ˈdi:əti]

a god or goddess Bacchus was one of the Roman deities.godheid, goddelikheidإله، آلِهَهбожествоbožstvoguddom; guddommeligheddie Gottheitθεότηταdeidad, divinidadjumalusالهه؛ خداوند؛ الوهیتjumaladieu, déesseאֵל, אֶלָהदेवता, ईश्वरbožanstvoistenségdewatagoð eða gyðjadivinità神신dievybėdievībadewagodheidgud(dom), gudinnebóstwodivindadezeu, zeiţăбожествоbožstvobožanstvobožanstvogud, gudinnaเทพเจ้า; เทพ; เทพธิดาtanrı(ça)上帝，神божествоدیوتا یا دیویvị thần上帝，神

deity is spelt with -ei- .