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deity
[ dee-i-tee ]
noun
- a god or goddess.
- divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
- the estate or rank of a god:
The king attained deity after his death.
- a person or thing revered as a god or goddess:
a society in which money is the only deity.
- the De·i·ty, God; Supreme Being.
deity
1/ ˈdeɪtɪ; ˈdiːɪ- /
noun
- a god or goddess
- the state of being divine; godhead
- the rank, status, or position of a god
- the nature or character of God
Deity
2/ ˈdeɪtɪ; ˈdiːɪ- /
noun
- the Deitythe Supreme Being; God
Other 51Թ Forms
- ····ٲ noun plural superdeities
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deity1
Example Sentences
In 2006, he left India after death threats from Hindu hardline groups over his depictions of deities.
The festival honours the divine love of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna, and boisterous celebrations are held in the northern Indian cities of Mathura and Vrindavan, believed to be their birthplace.
In the Sundarbans, superstition about angering water deities made it hard to get people to fence their ponds.
Lesser biographies pick sides; Mangold trusts us to find our own path through the mire, while noting the particular risk of being a wunderkind hoisted up into a deity.
The court on Monday granted permission for the police to seize the artworks after a complaint was filed alleging that the paintings, displayed at an art gallery and featuring two Hindu deities, "hurt religious sentiments".
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