God
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From Middle English, from the Old English god (“‘supreme being, deity’”), from Old High German got (“‘a rank of deity’”), from the Proto-Germanic *ǥuđan, from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵhuto- (meaning that which is invoked), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵhau- (meaning to call, to invoke) or *ǵheu- (to pour). Not related to the word good.
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God
- The single god of various monotheistic religions.
- The single male god of various duotheistic religions.
- An impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force.
- An omnipotent being, creator of the universe (as in deism).
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single god of monotheism
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single male god of duotheism
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impersonal, universal, spiritual presence
an omnipotent being
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- (Belgium) IPA: /ʝɔt/
- (Netherlands) IPA: /ɣɔt/
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God
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God
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