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noun, plural de·i·ties.

a god or goddess.
divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death.
a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which money is the only deity.
the Deity, God; Supreme Being.

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RELATED WORDS

divinity, idol, immortal, creator, goddess, godhead, celestial, demigoddess

Nearby words

  1. deism,
  2. deisolate,
  3. deist,
  4. deists,
  5. deiters' cell,
  6. deixis,
  7. deja vu,
  8. deject,
  9. dejecta,
  10. dejected

Origin of deity

1250–1300; Middle English deite < Old French < Late Latin deitāt- (stem of deitās), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -tāt- -ty2, formed after Latin dīvīnitās divinity
Related formssu·per·de·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·de·i·ties.
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British Dictionary definitions for deity

deity

noun plural -ties

a god or goddess
the state of being divine; godhead
the rank, status, or position of a god
the nature or character of God

Word Origin for deity

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin deitās, from Latin deus god

Deity

noun

the Deity the Supreme Being; God
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Word Origin and History for deity

deity

n.

c.1300, "divine nature;" late 14c., "a god," from Old French deité, from Late Latin deitatem (nominative deitas) "divine nature," coined by Augustine from Latin deus "god," from PIE *deiwos (see Zeus).

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