god

Signification

Noun

1. A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
2. An idol.
3. An idol.
4. A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
5. (informal) A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.
6. (informal) An exceedingly handsome man.
7. The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.

Name

Alternative letter-case form of God

Verb

1. To idolize.
2. To deify.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡɒd/

Étymologie

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós
Proto-Germanic *gudą
Proto-West Germanic *god
Old English god
Middle English god
English god
Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from *ǵʰutóm, neuter/inanimate of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós (“invoked (one)”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, to invoke”) or *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).
Cognates include Russian звать (zvatʹ, “to call”), Sanskrit होत्र (hotra, “calling, oblation, sacrifice”) and Latin fūtilis (“easily pours out, leaky”) (whence English futile). Doublet of futile.

Phrases

In the middle is Apollo the god of art , music and poetry .

Au milieu est Apollo le dieu de l'art, de la musique et de la poésie.