idol, graven image, god
(noun) a material effigy that is worshipped; “thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image”; “money was his god”
deity, divinity, god, immortal
(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
God, Supreme Being
(noun) the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
god
(noun) a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; “he was a god among men”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
God (usually uncountable, plural Gods)
The single deity of various monotheistic religions, especially the deity of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
(Christianity) God the Father, the fountainhead and coeternal hypostasis (person) of the Trinity described in the Old Testament, and in the New Testament as the father of Jesus.
(Christianity, often poetic) God the Son, the begotten and coeternal hypostasis of the Trinity, incarnated as Jesus Christ, of one essence with the Father and Holy Spirit.
The single male deity of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.
The word "God" is capitalized in reference to the Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths almost without exception, even when preceded by various qualifiers. The term is frequently, but not always, capitalized in vaguer deistic references to a single deity as well.
Monotheistic Gods are traditionally referenced in English with masculine pronouns and (when depicted) anthropomorphized in the form of adult men, but also traditionally held by theologians to be beyond human sex or gender. Like other languages employing Latin script, English pronouns referring to a God traditionally begin with a capital letter as a sign of respect: He, Him, His, and Himself in the third person and Thee, Thy, Thine, Thyself or You, Your, and Yourself in direct address. However, this use is not universal and the King James Version of the Bible (as well as other modern translations) employs standard uncapitalized pronouns.
Some Jews consider the English word "God" to fall under the Hebrew khumra concerning the avoidance of blasphemy, preferring to use the form G-d or alternatives such as Hashem, Lord, etc.
According to those branches of Christianity which follow the Nicene Creed (e.g. Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, most Protestant sects), God and the Holy Trinity are one and the same, with three distinct persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all God, but none of the three are one or both of the other persons.
• See god
God (plural Gods)
A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.
God
Short for oh God: expressing annoyance or frustration.
• DOG, Dog, dog
god (plural gods)
A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
Alternative letter-case form of God.
An idol.
A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
(metaphor) A person in a high position of authority, importance or influence.
(metaphor) A powerful ruler or tyrant.
(colloquial) An exceedingly handsome man.
(Internet, RPG) The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.
The word god is often applied both to males and to females. The word was originally neuter in Proto-Germanic; monotheistic – notably Judeo-Christian – usage completely shifted the gender to masculine, necessitating the development of a feminine form, goddess. (In Old English the feminine gyden, as well as a more explicitly marked masculine goda, existed.)
• (supernatural being with superior powers): See god
god (plural er-noun)
(very, rare) Alternative form of God
god (third-person singular simple present gods, present participle godding, simple past and past participle godded)
(transitive) To idolize.
(transitive) To deify.
• DOG, Dog, dog
Source: Wiktionary
God, a. & n.
Definition: Good. [Obs.] Chaucer.
God, n. Etym: [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. gu, go, Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h, p. p. h, to call upon, invoke, implore. 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, v. t.
Definition: To treat as a god; to idolize. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
