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deity

  • noun
  • de·i·ty
  • /ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/

the state, position, or fact of being a god.

Other meanings

  1. A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.

Synonyms

  • immortal

Related words

  • deityhood
  • deityless
  • deitylike
  • deityship
  • demideity
  • multideity
  • overdeity
  • semideity
  • subdeity
  • lunar deity
  • moon deity
  • solar deity

Word history

From Latin "deitās".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “deity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.