deity

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Deity

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More traditional pronunciation (UK/US)^{help, file} - IPA: /ˈdiːɛti/
Variant becoming more common, but still disapproved of by many [1] (UK/US)^{help, file}

[edit] Etymology

From Latin deus ‘god’ + -ī.

[edit] Noun

Singular
deity

Plural
deities

deity (plural deities)

(religion) The essential nature of a god, divinity.
(religion) A powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers (e.g. a god or goddess).

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See also Wikisaurus:god

[edit] Derived terms

household deity

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Terms etymologically related to deity

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essential nature of a god, divinity

Catalan: deïtat ca(ca) f.
Czech: božství cs(cs) n.
Dutch: godheid nl(nl) f.
Estonian: jumalus et(et)
Finnish: jumaluus fi(fi)
German: Gottheit de(de) f.
Greek: θεότητα el(el) f. (theótita)
Hebrew: אלוהות ^(he) (elohút) f.

Italian: divinità it(it) f., deità it(it) f.
Macedonian: божественост mk(mk) (bóžestvenost) f.
Norwegian: guddom m.
Polish: bóstwo pl(pl) n.
Portuguese: divindade pt(pt) f.
Russian: божественность ru(ru) (božéstv'ennost') f.
Slovene: božanstvo sl(sl) n.
Spanish: divinidad f.

a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers

Catalan: deïtat ca(ca) f.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 神 (shén); 神明 (shénmíng)
Czech: božstvo cs(cs) n.
Dutch: godheid nl(nl) f.
Finnish: jumala fi(fi), jumalatar fi(fi), jumalolento fi(fi)
German: Gott de(de) m., Gottheit de(de) f.
Greek: θεότητα el(el) f. (theótita)

Hebrew: אלוהים ^(he) (Elohím), אל ^(he) (él) m. sg.
Italian: divinità it(it) f.
Macedonian: божество mk(mk) (bóžestvo) n.
Norwegian: gud no(no) m.
Polish: bóstwo pl(pl) n.
Portuguese: deus m., deusa f., divindade f.
Russian: божество ru(ru) (božestvó) n.
Slovene: božanstvo sl(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)

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Notes:

^ The American Heritage Book of English Usage. A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.

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