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deity
[dee-i-tee]
noun
plural
deitiesa god or goddess.
divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
the estate or rank of a god.
The king attained deity after his death.
a person or thing revered as a god or goddess.
a society in which money is the only deity.
the Deity, God; Supreme Being.
deity
1/ ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ- /
noun
a god or goddess
the state of being divine; godhead
the rank, status, or position of a god
the nature or character of God
Deity
2/ ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ- /
noun
the Supreme Being; God
Other Word Forms
- superdeity noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of deity1
Example Sentences
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.
They profess to be emissaries of a deity called “Sleep,” and title songs like “The Night Does Not Belong to God.”
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.
Gui Christ wanted to photograph a proud, young generation representing African deities and mythological tales.
In 2006, he left India after death threats from Hindu hardline groups over his depictions of deities.
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