plural gods
1
God
: the supreme or ultimate reality: such as
a
: the being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped (as in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism) as creator and ruler of the universe
Throughout the patristic and medieval periods, Christian theologians taught that God created the universe …—
Jame Schaefer
Jame Schaefer… the Supreme Being or God, the personal form of the Ultimate Reality, is conceived by Hindus as having various aspects.—Sunita Pant Bansal
Sunita Pant Bansal
b
Christian Science
: the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind
2
or less commonly God
: a being or object that is worshipped as having more than natural attributes and powers
specifically
: one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality
Greek gods of love and war
3
: a person or thing of supreme value
had photos of baseball's gods pinned to his bedroom wall
4
: a powerful ruler
Hollywood gods that control our movies' fates
Synonyms
Examples of god in a Sentence
Noun
Does she believe in God?
I pray to God that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
a myth about the god of war
an offering for the gods
a professor who was regarded as a kind of god
a guitar god like Jimi Hendrix
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Ghosts were feared, but unlike our modern times, they were also worshiped (the term for ghosts and gods were sometimes interchangeable), captured by humans to perform unpaid labor, and welcomed as ancestors.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Liew explained that it was dedicated to two powerful gods, a brother and sister.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
Instead, Weilerstein seems to serve as part of the weird Mayan underground, with its mysterious gods and beasts.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Last year for Halloween, the famous family went as different Greek gods and goddesses.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Ghosts were feared, but unlike our modern times, they were also worshiped (the term for ghosts and gods were sometimes interchangeable), captured by humans to perform unpaid labor, and welcomed as ancestors.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Liew explained that it was dedicated to two powerful gods, a brother and sister.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
Instead, Weilerstein seems to serve as part of the weird Mayan underground, with its mysterious gods and beasts.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/god. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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