Deus

[dee-uhs, dey-, de-oos]

noun

1. God. D.

Deus

/ ˈdeɪʊs /

noun

1. God

Word History and Origins

Origin of Deus¹

1250–1300; < Latin: god, earlier deiuos; cognate with Sanskrit deva, Lithuanian diẽvas, Old Irish día

Word History and Origins

Origin of Deus¹

related to Greek Zeus

Example Sentences

He himself grew up in poverty in Rio de Janeiro's Cidade de Deus favela, and had to begin working at the age of 13, selling water bottles and candy on the street to help support his family.

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Hegseth also prominently displays the words “Deus Vult” on his chest, the battle cry of the first crusade.

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Elsbeth was created as a deus ex machina.

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It’s a characteristically eclectic set that also includes a strutting funk-rock tune featuring Ben Harper, a glammy rave-up co-written by Shudder to Think’s Craig Wedren and a woozy existentialist’s ballad about discovering there’s no “no deus ex machina working away in the wings.”

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Jeeves is a deus ex machina; we learn almost nothing about him, except for imperturbability and skill at solving the crises that Bertie falls into through his pure cloth-headedness.

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