deity

English

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Pronunciation

• More traditional pronunciation (UK/US)

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  - IPA: /ˈdiːɛti/

• Variant becoming more common, but still disapproved of by many (UK/US)

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Etymology

From Latin deus ‘god’ + -ī.

Noun

deity (plural deities)

1. (mythology), (religion) A preternatural or supernatural human or non-human being or entity, or an object that possesses miraculous or supernatural attributes, powers or superpowers (e.g. a god or goddess).
2. (mythology), (religion) The divine character of a divinity.
3. (mythology), (religion) A being, entity or object revered as a god or goddess.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:god

Derived terms

• household deity

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to deity

deicide

deify

Translations

essential nature of a god, divinity

Bulgarian: божественост (bg) f. Catalan: deïtat (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 神威 (cmn) (shénwēi), 神力 (cmn) (shénlì), 神性 (cmn) (shénxìng) Czech: božství (cs) n. Dutch: godheid (nl) f. Estonian: jumalus (et) Finnish: jumaluus (fi) German: Gottheit (de) f. Greek: θεότητα (el) f. (theótita)

Hebrew: אלוהות (he) (elohút) f. Italian: divinità (it) f., deità (it) f. Khmer: ទេវ (km) (de va) Macedonian: божественост (mk) (bóžestvenost) f. Norwegian: guddom (no) m. Polish: bóstwo (pl) n. Portuguese: divindade (pt) f. Romanian: divinitate (ro) f. Russian: божественность (ru) (božéstv'ennost') f. Slovene: božanstvo (sl) n. Spanish: divinidad f.

a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers

Bulgarian: божество (bg) n. Catalan: deïtat (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 神 (cmn) (shén), 神明 (cmn) (shénmíng) Czech: božstvo (cs) n. Dutch: godheid (nl) f. Finnish: jumala (fi), jumalatar (fi), jumalolento (fi) German: Gott (de) m., Gottheit (de) f. Greek: θεότητα (el) f. (theótita) Hebrew: אלוהים (he) (Elohím), אל (he) (él) m. sg.

Italian: divinità (it) f. Macedonian: божество (mk) (bóžestvo) n. Norwegian: gud (no) m. Polish: bóstwo (pl) n. Portuguese: deus (pt) m., deusa (pt) f., divindade (pt) f. Romanian: dumnezeu (ro) f., divinitate (ro) f. Russian: божество (ru) (božestvó) n. Slovene: božanstvo (sl) n. Spanish: dios m., diosa f., divindad f.

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French: divinité f., déité f. Hungarian: istenség Japanese: 神性 (shinsei) Kannada: ದೇವ (deeva) Korean: 신성

Malay: Tuhan Persian: ایزد (izad) Romanian: zeitate f. Slovak: božstvo n. (1, 2), bôžik m. (2) Telugu: దైవం (daivaM)

See also

• cosmocrat
• deism
• god
• godliness
• theism

Anagrams

• diety