the gods

plural noun

British

: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater

The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.

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RuneQuest This fantasy game from Chaosium uses a classic rules set and focuses on heroes in a world where the gods are real. —

Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Although the Vikings arrived much later, Norse mythology associated the lights with the Bifröst, a burning rainbow bridge that connects Earth to Asgard, the realm of the gods. —

Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2024 Prometheus—the Titan who stole fire from the gods to gift humanity the tools of survival and enlightenment—became a powerful symbol in an age grappling with unprecedented natural and societal upheaval. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 When the Jewish people refused to worship the gods of their oppressors, the Syrian king ordered his troops to destroy the Temple of Jerusalem. —

Timothy Cardinal Dolan, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the gods