Definitions for deityˈdi ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•i•tyˈdi ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
a god or goddess.
Category: Religion
divine character or nature; divinity.
Category: Religion
a person or thing revered as supremely powerful or beneficent.
the Deity, God.
Category: Religion
Origin of deity:
1250–1300; ME deite < OF < LL deitās= L de(us) god +-itās -ity , formed after L dīvīnitāsdivinity
Princeton's WordNet
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
Wiktionary
deity(Noun)
, A preternatural or supernatural human or non-human being or entity, or an object that possesses miraculous or supernatural attributes, powers or superpowers (e.g. a god or goddess).
deity(Noun)
, The divine character of a divinity.
deity(Noun)
, A being, entity or object revered as a god or goddess.
Origin: From deus ‘god’ + -ī.
Webster Dictionary
Deity(noun)
the collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works
Deity(noun)
a god or goddess; a heathen god
Translations for deity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- godheid, goddelikheidAfrikaans
- إله، آلِهَهArabic
- божествоBulgarian
- divindadePortuguese (BR)
- božstvoCzech
- die GottheitGerman
- guddom; guddommelighedDanish
- θεότηταGreek
- deidad, divinidadSpanish
- jumalusEstonian
- الهه؛ خداوند؛ الوهیتFarsi
- jumalolentoFinnish
- dieu, déesseFrench
- אֵל, אֶלָהHebrew
- देवता, ईश्वरHindi
- božanstvoCroatian
- istenségHungarian
- dewataIndonesian
- goð eða gyðjaIcelandic
- divinitàItalian
- 神Japanese
- 신, 여신Korean
- dievybėLithuanian
- dievībaLatvian
- dewaMalay
- godheidDutch
- gud(dom), gudinneNorwegian
- bóstwoPolish
- الهه؛ خداوند؛ الوهیتPersian
- الوهيت، اليهPashto
- divindadePortuguese
- zeu, zeiţăRomanian
- божествоRussian
- božstvoSlovak
- božanstvoSlovenian
- božanstvoSerbian
- gud, gudinnaSwedish
- เทพเจ้า; เทพ; เทพธิดาThai
- tanrı(ça)Turkish
- 上帝，神Chinese (Trad.)
- божествоUkrainian
- دیوتا یا دیویUrdu
- vị thầnVietnamese
- 上帝，神Chinese (Simp.)
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