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Deus

[ dee-uhs, dey-; Latin de-oos ]

noun

  1. God. : D.


Deus

/ ˈɪʊ /

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Deus1

1250–1300; < Latin: god, earlier deiuos; cognate with Sanskrit deva, Lithuanian 徱ẽv, Old Irish í
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Deus1

related to Greek Zeus
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Example Sentences

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Jeeves is a deus ex machina; we learn almost nothing about him, except for imperturbability and skill at solving the crises that Bertie falls into through his pure cloth-headedness.

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There will be no deus ex machina moment or big plot twist where the hero saves the American people.

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Pete Hegseth, the Cabinet secretary with control of the U.S. military, has a big tattoo across his right bicep in a Gothic font spelling Deus Vult — the Latin term for “God wills it” — a holy-war motto of Europe’s 11th century Christian Crusades.

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Although some have deluded themselves into thinking the contrary, there will be no deus ex machina moment to stop this from happening.

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A former member of the Minnesota National Guard, he has a tattoo on his bicep reading “Deus Vult”, a latin phrase meaning “God wills it”, a rallying cry for Christian crusaders in the Middle Ages.

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