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  god

  noun

  one of several deities, especially a male deity, presiding over some portion of worldly affairs.
• God
  God

  noun

  the Supreme Being, worshiped as the creator or ultimate source of the universe.

god

¹ American  

[god] / gɒd /

noun

• gods
  plural

1. one of several deities, especially a male deity, presiding over some portion of worldly affairs.

2. an image of a deity; an idol.

3. any deified person or object.

4. a nebulous powerful force imagined to be responsible for one's fate.

   The god of poker dealt me two aces.

5. Theater. gods,

   1. the upper balcony in a theater.

   2. the spectators in this part of the balcony.

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verb (used with object)

godded, godding

1. to regard or treat as a god; deify; idolize.

God ² American  

[god] / gɒd /

noun

1. the Supreme Being, worshiped as the creator or ultimate source of the universe.

2. the Supreme Being according to a particular religion or conception.

   She called upon Allah, the God of Islam, for help.

3. the Supreme Being considered with reference to a particular attribute.

   May the God of mercy comfort you.

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interjection

1. (used to express disappointment, disbelief, weariness, frustration, annoyance, or the like).

   God, do we have to listen to this nonsense?

god ¹ British  

/ ɡɒd /

noun

1. a supernatural being, who is worshipped as the controller of some part of the universe or some aspect of life in the world or is the personification of some force

2. an image, idol, or symbolic representation of such a deity

3. any person or thing to which excessive attention is given

   money was his god

4. a man who has qualities regarded as making him superior to other men

5. (in plural) the gallery of a theatre

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God ² British  

/ ɡɒd /

noun

1. theol the sole Supreme Being, eternal, spiritual, and transcendent, who is the Creator and ruler of all and is infinite in all attributes; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

2. to behave in an imperious or superior manner

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interjection

1. an oath or exclamation used to indicate surprise, annoyance, etc (and in such expressions as My God! or God Almighty! )

God Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing God

• act of god
• for god's sake
• honest to god
• lap of the gods
• mills of gods grind slowly
• my god
• put the fear of god in
• so help me (god)
• thank god
• there but for the grace of god
• tin god

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nongod
  noun
• semigod
  noun
• subgod
  noun
• undergod
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• gods
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of god¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch god, German Gott, Old Norse goth, Gothic guth

Origin of God²

see origin at god ( def. )

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Explanation

A god is a supreme being or deity, and it's spelled with a lowercase g when you're not referring to the God of Christian, Jewish, or Muslim tradition. The ancient Greeks had many gods — including Zeus, Apollo, and Poseidon. A physical representation of a deity is also called a god. If you go to Hawaii, you can even buy a god in a gift shop — a statue or idol that represents one of the Hawaiian gods, like a figure of the god Pele. The word god also refers to a man of superior quality or exceptional beauty. Elvis Presley was considered a god by many teenage girls in the late 1950s.

Example Sentences

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god God gods godded

A Philadelphia sports columnist argued a few years ago that if Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, were the Eagles quarterback, he “would be a god in Philadelphia,” because of his underdog story.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"There's such an incredible aura around him of just, 'Oh god, it's Ian McKellen'."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“You’re going ‘Oh my god, she’s not that good.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Down a quiet residential lane in central Taipei, behind the stalls of a farmers market, I found a shrine to the area’s Taoist earth god.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

But unfortunately for my sister, he was not a god who listened.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

It isn’t until the closing lines of his verse that Eminem turns to God and the brotherhood of man.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"In the past, thank God, we had our own home and a wonderful life. We had fresh vegetables, proper sanitation facilities and our own land," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"From Jeddah, thank God, everything worked out, and we were able to catch a flight to Qassim."

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

We went round and round with different versions of what she said in that speech because some people would listen to it and say, “Oh, my God, she can’t say that. It’s just overwhelmingly reprehensible.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

By the mercy of God the other hen had stopped screeching.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

But at 3.06pm, for once the motor-racing gods were on his side.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

I do not have faith in gods the way my ancestors had faith in Zeus.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Today, the excavated base of the Templo Mayor, the step pyramid topped with altars to the Aztec gods of war and rain, is an open-air archaeological site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The voices of the war gods were arguing again in his ears.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

This last old man, Whom with crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, Lov'd me above the measure of a father; Nay, godded me indeed.

From Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

The earth not paeans thee, nor serves thy hest, Be godded not by Heaven! avert thy face, And leave to blank disgrace The oblivious world! unsceptre thee of state and place!

From New Poems by Francis Thompson

This last old man, Whom with a crack'd heart I haue sent to Rome, Lou'd me, aboue the measure of a Father, Nay godded me indeed.

From Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

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