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

OTHER WORDS FROM deity

su·per·de·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·de·i·ties.

Words nearby deity

deirdre, deism, deisolate, deist, deiters' cell, deity, deixis, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection

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Beyoncé has, for close to a decade now, been a deity in entertainment: untouchable, successful, divine.
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For his tireless assault on evolutionary biology and downsizing the deity to fit within science, I give Meyer second place.
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He loomed like a god above us, as much a presence as any deity, and God knows he was accepted as such.
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Sure, the characters call their deity "The Creator" rather than "God."
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He is one of the biggest-selling literary novelists in the world, and practically a deity in Japan.
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Demand of him some proofs at least, of his being the messenger of the Deity.
Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet|Benjamin Drake
It would seem as if the Deity had made predictions only that we might understand nothing about them.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
The offering of the firstborn is only the expression of thankfulness to the Deity for fruitful flocks and herds.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus|G. A. Chadwick
Min, the god of Coptos and Panopolis (Akhmim), seems to have been early looked upon as a deity of the harvest and crops.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various
The former is regarded as an incarnation of the first class, though it is not clear of what deity.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for deity (1 of 2)

deity

/ (ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ-) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for deity (2 of 2)

Deity

/ (ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ-) /

noun

the Deity the Supreme Being; God

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deity

noun, plural de·i·ties.

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noun plural -ties

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noun