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god.

A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɒd/Received-Pronunciation/ɡɔːd/Received-Pronunciation, archaic/ɡɔd/British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/ɡɑd/General-American, Ireland

  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. An idol. A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.

  3. An idol. Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.

    figuratively
    Leo Messi is my god!

  4. A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.

    figuratively

  5. A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.

    figuratively · informal
    He is the god of soccer!

  6. An exceedingly handsome man.

    figuratively · informal
    Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.

  7. The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.

    Internet
Where this word comes from

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 English god 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”).

verb/ɡɒd/Received-Pronunciation/ɡɔːd/Received-Pronunciation, archaic/ɡɔd/British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/ɡɑd/General-American, Ireland

  1. To idolize.

    transitive

  2. To deify.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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 English god 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”).

name/ɡɒd/Received-Pronunciation/ɡɔːd/Received-Pronunciation, archaic/ɡɔd/British, Scotland, Southern, Standard/ɡɑd/General-American, Ireland

  1. Alternative letter-case form of God.

    also · alt-of · derogatory · often
Where this word comes from

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 English god 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”).

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