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Webster 1913 Edition


God

God

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
Good.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

God

(gŏd)
,
Noun.
[AS.
god
; akin to OS. & D.
god
, OHG.
got
, G.
gott
, Icel.
guð
,
goð
, Sw. & Dan.
gud
, Goth.
gup
, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr.
hū
, p. p.
hūta
, to call upon, invoke, implore. √30. Cf.
Goodbye
,
Gospel
,
Gossip
.]
1.
A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
He maketh a
god
, and worshipeth it.
Is. xliv. 15.
The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down
To bestial
gods
.
Milton.
2.
The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
God
is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John iv. 24.
3.
A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
Whose
god
is their belly.
Phil. iii. 19.
4.
Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power.
[R.]
Shak.
Act of God
.
(Law)
See under
Act
.
Gallery gods
,
the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater.
[Colloq.]
God’s acre
,
God's field
,
a burial place; a churchyard. See under
Acre
.
God's house
.
(a)
An almshouse.
[Obs.]
(b)
A church.
God's penny
,
earnest penny.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
God's Sunday
,
Easter.

God

,
Verb.
T.
To treat as a god; to idolize.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


God

GOD

,
Noun.
1.
The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator,and the sovereign of the universe.
God is a spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4.
2.
A false god; a heathen deity; an idol.
Fear not the gods of the Amorites. Judges 6.
3.
A prince; a ruler; a magistrate or judge; an angel. Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
Ex. 22. Ps.97.
[Gods here is a bad translation.]
4.
Any person or thing exalted too much in estimation, or deified and honored as the chief good.
Whose god is their belly. Phil.3.

GOD

,
Verb.
T.
To deify. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


Gód

Gód

See also: god, God, gód, göd, goð, and góð

Limburgish

Noun

Gód m

  1. (christianity) God

Inflection

Inflection
Root singular Root plural² Diminutive singular² Diminutive plural²
nominative Gód
genitive Góds
locative Góddes
vocative God!
dative¹ Góddem
accusative¹ Gódde
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
  • This word does not have a plural and diminutive.

See also

gód

gód

See also: god, God, Gód, göd, goð, and góð

Limburgish

Noun

gód m (plural gode)

  1. god

Inflection

Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
nominative gód gode gödje gödjes
genitive góds gode gödjes gödjes
locative góddes góddeser góddeske góddesker
vocative God! Gode! ? ?
dative¹ góddem gódder góddemske góddemsker
accusative¹ gódde gode gödje gödjes
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

See also


Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • god (superseded)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɨt/, /ɡɛt/

Noun

gód pl

  1. genitive of gódy