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  • god
    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.
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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.


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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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. )

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.

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"My customers love it and then some of them, for example, they come in Spode, they can't move, in front of the entrance, like 'oh my god i'm in Stoke, i'm in Spode'," she beamed.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Years ago on “Rick and Morty,” President Andre Curtis fumed that he can’t coexist with Rick Sanchez, a living god who won’t submit to his will.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

Viking god Erling Haaland gave a hallelujah to the briny magic of a Katz’s pastrami.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The angry sea god Poseidon is reduced to rumors; mighty Zeus withheld to a few well-timed thunderclaps.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

In this rendition, the god of death is sculpted to look like a cunning old man, his hippo familiar by his side.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"Marriage is about the lifelong commitment made before God for me, and for some couples the setting can make that sacred moment even more personal and memorable."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

And God or whatever higher power was like, ‘Now, now.’

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“And I used to say, ‘Well, God, I want to be him.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

"God has granted me peace nowhere in this world. Not in my country, not here."

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

I got mixed up listening to him, because I had always believed in the God Sila.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

As Thomas Jefferson observed: “It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

That made its giant beast gods feel real too, along with their snarling rage against annihilation.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Here, Holland’s Telemachus gambles Athena is hiding inside half the people he meets until his father chides, “Don’t look for gods in men, you’ll just be disappointed.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The social media gods have been good to Matejka, and the Kardashian story is only half of it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

I run toward it, gazing at the brightly painted sculptures of many-armed gods and goddesses decorating the roof.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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 Thompson, Francis

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 Shakespeare, William

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 Shakespeare, William

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