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noun
Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: divinity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: divinity, god, immortal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiritual being, supernatural being
Narrower terms: daemon, demigod, sea god, sun god, Celtic deity, Egyptian deity, Semitic deity, Hindu deity, Persian deity, Chinese deity, Japanese deity, goddess, earth-god, earth god, demiurge, Greco-Roman deity, Graeco-Roman deity, Greek deity, Roman deity, Norse deity, Teutonic deity, Anglo-Saxon deity, Phrygian deity, saint, war god, god of war, zombi, zombie, snake god, Demogorgon, Hypnos, Morpheus, Bodhisattva, Boddhisatva, Arhat, Arhant, lohan, Quetzalcoatl
History
From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās.
Across languages
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
