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as in god
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea
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as in divinity
the quality or state of being divine
the repudiation of the claim of deity by the Japanese emperor after the end of World War II
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Tantric Buddhism understood this, and reminders of mortality abound in its art, in images of skeletons and corpses, and in portraits of deities associated with death.
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The coins could have been buried by a high-ranking officer of the Roman military, a group of soldiers and/or their family or someone else entirely as either an offering to a deity or a temporary method of safekeeping.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The holiday began as a time for feasting and to honor household and heavenly deities, as well as ancestors.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
In Hawaiian tradition, Pele is the volcano deity, according to the National Park Service.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The coins could have been buried by a high-ranking officer of the Roman military, a group of soldiers and/or their family or someone else entirely as either an offering to a deity or a temporary method of safekeeping.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The holiday began as a time for feasting and to honor household and heavenly deities, as well as ancestors.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
In Hawaiian tradition, Pele is the volcano deity, according to the National Park Service.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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