Deus

[dee-uhs, dey-; Lat. de-oos] Origin

De·us

[dee-uhs, dey-; Lat. de-oos]
noun
God. Abbreviation: D.

Origin:
1250–1300; < Latin: god, earlier deiuos; cognate with Sanskrit deva, Lithuanian diẽvas, Old Irish día
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Deus is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Deus (ˈdeɪʊs)
 
n
God
 
[related to Greek Zeus]

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deus
"God, a god," see Zeus; c.1300 as a Fr. interjection; never nativized, but appearing in adopted Latin expressions such as deus absconditus "hidden god."
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