What does "god" mean?
A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
God
/ɡɒd/ intj, name, noun, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
- Grammar: god is listed as intj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: deity, divinity, supreme being, afflatus.
- Useful contrasts: amateur, asur, asura.
- Usage evidence: There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
"The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah."
- 2 A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.
"A God there is, that guyds the Globe, and framde the fyckle Spheare."
- 3 a material effigy that is worshipped wordnet
- 4 An idol.; A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
- 5 any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force wordnet
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- 6 An idol.; Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed. figuratively
"Leo Messi is my god!"
- 7 a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people wordnet
- 8 A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant. figuratively
"In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism."
- 9 A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity. figuratively, informal
"He is the god of soccer!"
- 10 An exceedingly handsome man. figuratively, informal
"Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods."
- 11 The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon. Internet
"The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD."
Verb
- 1 To idolize. transitive
"CORIOLANUS: This last old man, / Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, / Loved me above the measure of a father; / Nay, godded me, indeed."
- 2 To deify. transitive
"Then got he bow and shafts of gold and lead, / In which so fell and puissant he grew, / That Jove himselfe his powre began to dread, / And, taking up to heaven, him godded new."
Intj
- 1 Ellipsis of oh God: expressing annoyance or frustration. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"God, is this because of the "I don't love you anymore" T-shirt I bought? It was a joke!"
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of God. also, alt-of, derogatory, often
"And ſuch is to beare yͤ names of god with croſſes betwene ech name about them."
- 2 The first deity of various theistic religions, and the only deity in monotheism. uncountable, usually
"Dawn believes in God, but Willow believes in multiple gods and goddesses."
- 3 Typographical variant of God, particularly in English translations of the Bible.
"Surely the Lord God [Hebrew: אדני יהוה] does nothing without revealing his purpose to his servants the prophets."
- 4 The first deity of various theistic religions, and the only deity in monotheism.; God the Father as distinguished from Jesus Christ, God the Son. uncountable, usually
"God sent Jesus to earth to be the King of the Jews; that is, the one to tell them what they should do. […] I will tell you why God let Jesus die upon the cross."
- 5 The single male deity of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions. uncountable, usually
"The ancients represented this fundamental duality mythologically as God and Goddess. When Mystery looks at itself, God looks at Goddess."
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- 6 The transcendent principle, for example the ultimate cause or prime mover, often not considered as a person. uncountable, usually
"God (the great everlasting infinite First Cause from whom all things in heaven and earth proceed) [translating Chinese 道] can neither be defined nor named."
Example
"There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "god"?
Common synonyms include: deity, divinity, supreme being, afflatus, aides, aidoneus.
How do you use "god" in a sentence?
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
How do you pronounce "god"?
Pronounced /ɡɒd/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin. Cognates Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”). Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).
Etymology 2
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god Middle English God English God Derived from Middle English God. See god.
Etymology 3
See god and God.