deity
noun/ˈdeɪəti/, /ˈdiːəti/
/ˈdeɪəti/, /ˈdiːəti/
(plural deities)
- [countable] a god or goddess
- Greek/Roman/Hindu deities
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2- a tribe that worshipped two main deities
- Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.
- a shrine to the patron deity of the city
- one of the minor Greek deities
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- supreme
- lesser
- …
- honour/honor
- worship
- invoke
- …
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- the Deity[singular] (formal) GodTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the divine nature of God): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs), from deus ‘god’.
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