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Definition of 'god'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) God
the creator and ruler of the universe; Supreme Being.

2.  God
(l.c.)

3.  God
one of several immortal powers, esp. one with male attributes, presiding over some portion of worldly affairs; deity.

4.  God
the image of such a deity; idol.

5.  God
(l.c.) any deified person or object.

6.  God
Christian Science. the Supreme Being considered with reference to the sum of His attributes.

7. (interj.) God
(used to express disappointment, disbelief, frustration, or the like.)

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE; c. OFris, OS god, OHG got, ON goth, guth, Go guth)

Definition of 'god'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) God, Supreme Being
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

2. (noun) deity, divinity, god, immortal
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

3. (noun) god
a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
"he was a god among men"

4. (noun) idol, graven image, god
a material effigy that is worshipped
"thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"

Definition of 'god'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. god
in some religions, a spiritual being associated with a particular part of life
the Roman god of war

Definition of 'god'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) god
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

2. (noun) god
the Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah

3. (noun) god
a person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard

4. (noun) god
figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power

5. god
good

6. (verb) god
to treat as a god; to idolize

Definitions of 'god'

The Roycroft Dictionary

god
1. The John Doe of philosophy and religion.

2. The first atheist.

3. A puzzle-editor.

Translation of 'god'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (with capital) the creator and ruler of the world (in the Christian, Jewish etc religions).
Arabic: الله	Brazilian: Deus	German: der Gott
Danish: Gud	Greek: Θεός	Spanish: Dios
Estonian: jumal	Finnish: Jumala	French: Dieu
Hungarian: Isten	Indonesian: Tuhan, dewa	Icelandic: guð
Italian: Dio	Japanese: 神	Korean: 신, 창조주
Lithuanian: Dievas	Latvian: jūrasbullītis	Dutch: God
Norwegian: gud	Polish: Bóg	Persian: الله
Pashto: خداى تعالى، څښتن	Portuguese: Deus	Romanian: Dumnezeu
Russian: Бог	Slovak: Boh	Slovenian: bog
Swedish: gud	Thai: พระเจ้า	Turkish: Allah
Taiwanese: 上帝	Chinese: 上帝
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