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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Cape Verde's transformation began in 2010 when then-coach Joao de Deus looked to their massive diaspora and called up eight uncapped players.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The reforms, Deus said, had given her a smidgen of "hope."
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
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 scholars have pointed out that barely a year later, the pope issued another decree that effectively nullified Sublimis Deus.
From New York 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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