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Webster 1913 Edition
Deity
De′i-ty
(dē′ĭ-ty̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Deities
(dē′ĭ-tĭz)
. [OE.
deite
, F. déité
, fr. L. deitas
, fr. deus
a god; akin to divus
divine, Jupiter
, gen. Jovis
, Jupiter, dies
day, Gr. δῖοσ
divine, Ζεύς
, gen. Διός
, Zeus, Skr. dēva
divine, as a noun, god, daiva
divine, dyō
sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tues
day, Gael. & Ir. dia
God, W. duw
. Cf. Divine
, Journey
, Journal
, Tuesday
.] 1.
The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead;
as, the
. deity
of the Supreme Being is seen in his worksThey declared with emphasis the perfect
deity
and the perfect manhood of Christ. Milman.
2.
A god or goddess; a heathen god.
To worship calves, the
Of Egypt.
deities
Of Egypt.
Milton.
The Deity
, God, the Supreme Being.
This great poet and philosopher [Simonides], the more he contemplated the nature of
the Deity
, found that he waded but the more out of his depth. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deity
DEITY
, n.1.
Godhead; divinity; the nature and essence of the Supreme Being; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is manifest in his works.2.
God; the Supreme Being, or infinite self-existing Spirit.3.
A fabulous god or goddess; a superior being supposed, by heathen nations, to exist, and to preside over particular departments of nature; as Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, &c.4.
The supposed divinity or divine qualities of a pagan god.Definition 2024
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English
Noun
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.]
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:god
Hyponyms
Related terms
Translations
essential nature of a god, divinity
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a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers
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See also
References
- ↑ The American Heritage Book of English Usage: A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1996, ISBN 978-0-395-76785-6.