deity
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās, from deus (“god”), from*dẹ̄os, from Old Latin deiuos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós , o-stem derivative from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”), from *dei- ‘to shine’
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈdiːɪti/, /ˈdeɪɪti/
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Noun [edit]
deity (plural deities)
- The state of being a god; divine characteristics, godhead. [from 14th c.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.10:
- Thou seest all, yet none at all sees thee: / All that is by the working of thy Deitee.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.10:
- A divine being; a god or goddess. [from 14th c.]
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:god
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Translations [edit]
essential nature of a god, divinity
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a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers
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References [edit]
- ^ The American Heritage Book of English Usage. A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.