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ɪnoun, plural -ties.
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 Deity, God; Supreme Being.
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Deity
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Example Sentences
- But like any deity, Ganesh has his likes and dislikes.
- He is not a wandering deity, but belongs to these mountains.
- We can respect the Earth without worshipping it as a deity.
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Word Origin & History
deity
c.1300, from O.Fr. deite, from L.L. deitatem (nom. deitas) "divine nature," coined by Augustine from L. deus "god," from PIE *deiwos (see Zeus).
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