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deity

[ dee-i-tee ]

noun

plural deities.
  1. a god or goddess.
  2. divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
  3. the estate or rank of a god:

    The king attained deity after his death.

  4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess:

    a society in which money is the only deity.

  5. the De·i·ty, God; Supreme Being.


deity

1

/ ˈdeɪtɪ; ˈdiːɪ- /

noun

  1. a god or goddess
  2. the state of being divine; godhead
  3. the rank, status, or position of a god
  4. the nature or character of God
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Deity

2

/ ˈdeɪtɪ; ˈdiːɪ- /

noun

  1. the Deity
    the Supreme Being; God
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ····ٲ noun plural superdeities
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deity1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English deite, from Old French, from Late Latin 𾱳- (stem of 𾱳 ), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus “god”) + -- -ty 2, formed after Latin īīԾ divinity
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deity1

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin 𾱳, from Latin deus god
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In 2006, he left India after death threats from Hindu hardline groups over his depictions of deities.

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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.

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In the Sundarbans, superstition about angering water deities made it hard to get people to fence their ponds.

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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.

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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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