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deity

[dee-i-tee]

noun

plural

deities 
  1. a god or goddess.

  2. divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.

  3. the estate or rank of a god.

    The king attained deity after his death.

  4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess.

    a society in which money is the only deity.

  5. the Deity, God; Supreme Being.



deity

1

/ ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ- /

noun

  1. a god or goddess

  2. the state of being divine; godhead

  3. the rank, status, or position of a god

  4. the nature or character of God

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Deity

2

/ ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ- /

noun

  1. the Supreme Being; God

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • superdeity noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deity1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English deite, from Old French, from Late Latin 𾱳- (stem of 𾱳 ), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus “god”) + -- -ty 2, formed after Latin īīԾ divinity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deity1

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin 𾱳, from Latin deus god
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Meanwhile, the imagery encompasses everything from Anubis, the Egyptian deity of the dead, to Liesl’s blasphemously bejeweled rosary that comes to symbolize the temptation to turn into her dad.

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They profess to be emissaries of a deity called “Sleep,” and title songs like “The Night Does Not Belong to God.”

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Black folks, and Black women especially, recognized certain homages on sight: the recurring suggestions of Yoruba deities, the purposeful insertion of certain Black stars in specific scenes, the tributes to mothers living and ancestral.

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Gui Christ wanted to photograph a proud, young generation representing African deities and mythological tales.

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In 2006, he left India after death threats from Hindu hardline groups over his depictions of deities.

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