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
Recent Examples on the WebSarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
More to Read What made Maurizio Pollini a piano god?
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Perhaps the most infamous instance of this omission was in Homer’s Odyssey, an ancient Greek poem cataloging the trials and tribulations of mortal humans in a world of gods and myth.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Sean Keeler:Team USA was under the hoop, wide open, and let a no-look pass from the basketball gods, delivered with a Nikola Jokic touch, slip right through their collective fingers.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
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Noun
Welcomed by the other storytellers, Shagun thrives, easily embodying mortals and gods, men and women, and living on the road, where his father can’t catch him.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
More to Read What made Maurizio Pollini a piano god?
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Perhaps the most infamous instance of this omission was in Homer’s Odyssey, an ancient Greek poem cataloging the trials and tribulations of mortal humans in a world of gods and myth.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Sean Keeler:Team USA was under the hoop, wide open, and let a no-look pass from the basketball gods, delivered with a Nikola Jokic touch, slip right through their collective fingers.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/god. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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