What does god mean?
Definitions for god
gɒdgod
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Princeton's WordNet
God, Supreme Beingnoun
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
deity, divinity, god, immortalnoun
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
godnoun
a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
"he was a god among men"
idol, graven image, godnoun
a material effigy that is worshipped
"thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
Wiktionary
godnoun
A deity:
godnoun
An idol
godnoun
A person in a high position of authority; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
godnoun
An exceedingly handsome man.
Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.
godnoun
The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.
godverb
to idolize
godverb
to deify
Godnoun
The single deity of various monotheistic religions.
Godnoun
The single male deity of various duotheistic religions.
Godnoun
An impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force.
Godnoun
An omnipotent being, creator of the universe (as in deism).
Godnoun
The (personification of the) laws of nature.
Godnoun
The Horned God
Etymology: gōdaz, from gʰadʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian god, Old Saxon god, Dutch goed, Old High German guot (German gut), Old Norse góðr (Swedish god), Gothic 0332034903380343.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
GODnoun
The same word passes in both senses with only accidental variations through all the Teutonick dialects.
Etymology: god , Saxon, which likewise signifies good.
God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John iv. 24.
God above
Deal between thee and me: for ever now
I put myself to thy direction. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.The Supreme Being, whom we call God, is necessary, self-existent, eternal, immense, omnipotent, omniscient, and best being; and therefore also a being who is and ought to be esteemed most sacred or holy. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. Sacr. b. i.
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. Exod. xxii. 20.
As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods,
They kill us for their sport. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Strong god of arms, whose iron sceptre sways
The freezing North, and Hyperborean seas,
And Scythian colds, and Thracia’s Winter coast,
Where stand thy steeds, and thou art honour’d most. Dryd.Whose end is destruction whose god is their belly. Phil. iii.
I am not Licio,
Nor a musician as I seem to be;
But one that scorns to live in this disguise,
For such a one as leaves a gentleman,
And makes a god of such a cullion. William Shakespeare.To Godverb
To deify; to exalt to divine honours.
Etymology: from the noun.
This last old man,
Lov’d me above the measure of a father;
Nay, godded me, indeed. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
Wikipedia
God
In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. God is typically conceived as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent, as well as having an eternal and necessary existence. God is often thought to be incorporeal, evoking transcendence or immanence.Some religions describe God without reference to gender, while others use terminology that is gender-specific and gender-biased. God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. In pantheism, God is the universe itself, while in panentheism, the universe is part (but not the whole) of God. Atheism is an absence of belief in God or any other deity, while agnosticism is the belief that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable. God has also been conceived as the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent".Many notable theologians and philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God. God is referred to by different names depending on the language and cultural tradition with titles sometimes used referring to God's attributes.
ChatGPT
God
God is a supreme being or deity that is believed to be the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority and ultimate truth. In various religions and belief systems, God is often seen as all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving, possessing attributes and qualities that surpass human comprehension. Beliefs about God may vary significantly across different cultures, religions, and individual interpretations.
Webster Dictionary
God
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Godnoun
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
Godnoun
the Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah
Godnoun
a person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard
Godnoun
figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power
Godverb
to treat as a god; to idolize
Etymology: [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. hta, to call upon, invoke, implore. 30. Cf. Goodbye, Gospel, Gossip.]
Wikidata
God
God is often conceived as the supreme being and principal object of faith. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe. In deism, God is the creator of the universe. In pantheism, God is the universe itself. Theologians have ascribed a variety of attributes to the many different conceptions of God. Common among these are omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, omnibenevolence, divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence. Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God. God has also been conceived as being incorporeal, a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". Many notable medieval philosophers and modern philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God. There are many names for God, and different names are attached to different cultural ideas about who God is and what attributes he possesses. In the Hebrew Bible "I Am that I Am", and the "Tetragrammaton" YHVH are used as names of God, while Yahweh, and Jehovah are sometimes used in Christianity as vocalizations of YHVH. In Arabic, the name Allah is used, and because of the predominance of Islam among Arab speakers, the name "Allah" has connotations with Islamic faith and culture. Muslims regard a multitude of titular names for God, while in Judaism it is common to refer to God by the titular names Elohim or Adonai. In Hinduism, Brahman is often considered a monistic deity. Other religions have names for God, for instance, Baha in the Bahá'í Faith, Waheguru in Sikhism, and Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
God
god, n. the Supreme Being: the Creator and Preserver of the world: an object of worship, an idol: (B.) a ruler:—fem. God′dess: (pl.) the occupants of the gallery of a theatre.—v.t. (Shak.) to deify.—interj. God′-a-mer′cy (Shak.), probably a corruption of 'God have mercy!'—ns. God′child; God′daughter; God′dess-ship (Byron), state or quality of a goddess; God′father, God′mother, the persons who, at baptism, guarantee a child's religious education.—adjs. God′-forsak′en, miserable, as if forsaken by God; God′-fear′ing, reverencing God.—n. God′head, state of being a god: deity: divine nature—also rarely God′hood.—adj. God′less, living without God: impious: atheistical.—adv. God′lessly.—n. God′lessness.—adj. God′like, like God: divine.—ns. Godli′ness; God′ling (Dryden), a little god.—adj. God′ly, like God in character: pious: according to God's law.—advs. God′ly, God′lily.—ns. God′ly-head (Spens.), goodness; God′send, an unexpected piece of good fortune; God′ship, the rank or character of a god: a divinity; God′-smith (Dryden), a maker of idols; God′son; God′speed, a wish for good speed or success.—adv. God′ward, toward God.—God's acre, a burial-ground (imitated from Ger. Gottesacker); God's truth, an absolute truth—an emphatic asseveration.—Household gods, among the Romans, the special gods presiding over the family: anything bound up with home interests. [A.S. god; Ger. gott, Goth. guth, Dut. god; all from a Teut. root gutha, God, and quite distinct from good.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
god
1. The John Doe of philosophy and religion. 2. The first atheist. 3. A puzzle-editor.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
god
We retain the Anglo-Saxon word to designate the ALMIGHTY; signifying good, to do good, doing good, and to benefit; terms such as our classic borrowings cannot pretend to.
Editors Contribution
God
God (Almighty) is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. That is to say, God is fantastically and extraordinarily good, wonderful and awesome all-round. In fact, God is indescribable and incomparable.
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on February 27, 2018
God
God is all in all (supreme, everything to everyone, the indwelling and controlling factor of life).
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on February 27, 2018
God
The creator of all in the universe. God is a power force done unto himself.The ALMIGHTY ONE
ETERNAL LIGHT. GODS GOVERNMENT. Up in heaven.
Submitted by Karina luving on June 6, 2019
God
The true definition for god would be giant
Submitted by bravezona1 on December 30, 2021
godnoun
The beginning of motion used to indicate how many peoples souls and spirits are to be. 1.) The creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being. 2.) A superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity. 3.) An adored, admired, or influential person. A thing accorded the supreme importance appropriate to a god. 4.) The gallery in a theater showing the people sitting in this area.
God is one in the perfection of light.
Etymology: The Almighty, Most High, Messiah.
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 27, 2024
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Rank popularity for the word 'god' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #519
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Rank popularity for the word 'god' in Written Corpus Frequency: #320
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Rank popularity for the word 'god' in Nouns Frequency: #927
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of god in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of god in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of god in a Sentence
The purpose of our life is to cooperate with God's plan, to those who much as been given, much is expected. And we will be asked to account for that ... I try to allow that to influence me in everything that I do.
The ideal type of the Communist is a man in whom all individual, emotional, and unconscious elements have been reduced to a minimum and subjected to the control of an iron will, informed by a supple intellect. That intellect is totally at the service of a single and compelling idea, made incarnate in the Communist Party: the concept of History as an inexorable god whose ways are revealed ‘scientifically’ through the doctrine and method of Marxism-Leninism.
It brings me great concern that there have been threats toward my son, Armando Bacot's life, by individuals; one, who don't know him nor our family personally and two, did not know the whole story and truth, we are all dealing in a time that is extremely unfamiliar, making adjustments can be hard and not doing the things we love can make us sad. I understand. At no time is it OK to threaten someone, it's unnecessary and downright evil. Let's not forget to love ourselves so that we can pass on love to others. God loves us all, Prayers to All.
We say the name of God, but that is only habit.
Our life is made up of time, and time is a gift from God, so it is important that it be used in good and fruitful actions.
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- اللهArabic
- BůhCzech
- GudDanish
- GottGerman
- θεόςGreek
- DioEsperanto
- diosSpanish
- خداPersian
- JumalaFinnish
- dieuFrench
- diaIrish
- परमेHindi
- IstenHungarian
- ԱստվածArmenian
- AllahIndonesian
- DioItalian
- godHebrew
- 神Japanese
- ದೇವರುKannada
- 하나님Korean
- deusLatin
- godDutch
- gudNorwegian
- BógPolish
- DeusPortuguese
- dumnezeuRomanian
- БогRussian
- GudSwedish
- தேவன்Tamil
- దేవుడుTelugu
- พระเจ้าThai
- TanrıTurkish
- богUkrainian
- خداUrdu
- Chúa TrờiVietnamese
- גאָטYiddish
- 神Chinese
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