god

Meaning

Noun

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

Name

Alternative letter-case form of God.

Verb

1. (transitive) To idolize.
2. (transitive) To deify.

Synonyms

deity

divinity

God

angel

👼

idol

goddess

deva

lord

creator

spirit

immortal

Daeva

devil

false god

supernatural being

supreme being

graven image

miracle worker

diety

fetish

master

devi

male deity

Exalted Lord

object of worship

king

👑

boss

overseer

owner

patron saint

pregnant

providence

seraph

statue

Allah

alpha and omega

guardian spirit

Lord

Omnipotent

reverend

Saviour

Almighty God, etc.

Supreme God

mountain wizard

cazique

love

❤️

title of respect

Godness

Heavenly beings

diving being

Translations

dieu

Gott

dios

dio

deus

god

deus

θεός

déu

Gottheit

tanrı

dea

Götter

divinité

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɒd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: god

Inherited from Old English: god

Cognate with Russian: звать

Cognate with Sanskrit: होत्र

Cognate with Latin: fūtilis

Cognate with English: futile

In summary

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; see there for further origin.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”).
Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).

Sentences

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