deity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·i·ty /ˈdeɪəti, ˈdiː-/ noun (plural deities) [countable] RMa god or goddess 神，女神 the deities of ancient Greece 古希腊诸神
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deity• There were many ways of inducing the deities to reside in the shrines and temples.• The Holy Spirit is that part of the deity given us to enable us to pray.• These might represent the deity, the donor, or neither.• He even extended the pattern to apply to the deity.• On earth, too, the deities were exceedingly and humanly attractive.• Their deity, Goddess Vankul Mata ji, rides on a camel and specifically bequeathed the animal to them.• Originally religion constituted an abiding relationship not only with deity, but even more with place.Origin deity (1300-1400) Old French deité, from Latin deus “god”de·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
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de‧i‧ty /ˈdeɪəti, ˈdeɪɪti, ˈdiː-/
noun (plural deities) [countable]
the deities of ancient Greece
▪ god a male spirit or being who is believed by some religions to control the world or part of it, or who represents a particular quality: Odin was the Viking god of war.
▪goddess a female god: Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon
▪deity a god. Deity is more formal than god: a Hindu deity | Roman deities | the Supreme Deity
▪idol a picture or statue that people pray to as a god: a bronze idol
de‧i‧ty /ˈdeɪəti, ˈdeɪɪti, ˈdiː-/
noun (plural deities) [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: deité, from Latin deus 'god'
a god or goddess:Language: Old French
Origin: deité, from Latin deus 'god'
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