Deus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Deus
1250–1300; < Latin: god, earlier deiuos; cognate with Sanskrit deva, Lithuanian diẽvas, Old Irish día
Example Sentences
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That means we could see nanotechnology implants by then - but more to "monitor your health or aid communication" rather than to appear invisible, as in Deus Ex.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Flood victims took shelter at a sports facility in the Menino Deus neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Brazil.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
Uruguay is back to its best after restoring first-choice tighthead Diego Arbelo and wing Bautista Basso, and starting flanker Carlos Deus and center Felipe Arcos Perez, who both scored tries against Namibia in August.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023
But it cited a subsequent bull, Sublimis Deus in 1537, that reaffirmed that Indigenous peoples shouldn’t be deprived of their liberty or the possession of their property, and were not to be enslaved.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Josquin’s motet Miserere mei, Deus composed in about 1503, shows us how far the musical treatment of texts had come since the death of Dufay.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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