Word of God

Meaning

  1. A sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as being the work of God.
  2. The Logos, or God the Son.
  3. (slang) The creator(s) of a media franchise and/or their extradiegetic revelations about plot, characters, etc.

Etymology

In summary

From Middle English worde of god, wurde of god, variant of Middle English godes word, Godes word (“Word of God”, literally “God's word”), from Old English Godes word (“Word of God”). Compare West Frisian Wurd fan God, Dutch Woord van God.

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