Definition Of God

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Synonyms god 1 American [god] / gɒd /

noun

1. one of several deities, especially a male deity, presiding over some portion of worldly affairs.

2. an image of a deity; an idol.

3. any deified person or object.

4. a nebulous powerful force imagined to be responsible for one's fate.

   The god of poker dealt me two aces.

5. Theater. gods,

   1. the upper balcony in a theater.

   2. the spectators in this part of the balcony.

verb (used with object)

godded, godding

1. to regard or treat as a god; deify; idolize.

God 2 American [god] / gɒd /

noun

1. the Supreme Being, worshiped as the creator or ultimate source of the universe.

2. the Supreme Being according to a particular religion or conception.

   She called upon Allah, the God of Islam, for help.

3. the Supreme Being considered with reference to a particular attribute.

   May the God of mercy comfort you.

interjection

1. (used to express disappointment, disbelief, weariness, frustration, annoyance, or the like).

   God, do we have to listen to this nonsense?

god 1 British / ɡɒd /

noun

1. a supernatural being, who is worshipped as the controller of some part of the universe or some aspect of life in the world or is the personification of some force

2. an image, idol, or symbolic representation of such a deity

3. any person or thing to which excessive attention is given

   money was his god

4. a man who has qualities regarded as making him superior to other men

5. (in plural) the gallery of a theatre

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noun

1. theol the sole Supreme Being, eternal, spiritual, and transcendent, who is the Creator and ruler of all and is infinite in all attributes; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

2. to behave in an imperious or superior manner

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interjection

1. an oath or exclamation used to indicate surprise, annoyance, etc (and in such expressions as My God! or God Almighty! )

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More idioms and phrases containing God

• act of god
• for god's sake
• honest to god
• lap of the gods
• mills of gods grind slowly
• my god
• put the fear of god in
• so help me (god)
• thank god
• there but for the grace of god
• tin god

Other Word Forms

• nongod noun
• semigod noun
• subgod noun
• undergod noun

Etymology

Origin of god1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch god, German Gott, Old Norse goth, Gothic guth

Origin of God2

god ( def. )

Example Sentences

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By then I expect these punchy little runabouts will be cherished as classics of the era, the twilight of the petrol gods.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Thank god it was just our things and not us."

From BBC

“We are only human, and the gods have made us for love.”

From Salon

“Surely, Jay Berry,” Daisy said, “you’ve heard of Thor, the thunder god. Everybody knows about him.”

From Literature

"I'm from a low income background so I have maximum student finance, so what that means for the future, god knows how much I'll be paying," she added.

From BBC

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