Definition of gods Gods
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Wiktionary 
- gods (Noun)
Plural of god. - gods (Noun)
The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.
Part of speech
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| god - the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions | ||
| Supreme Being | ||
| god - a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men" | ||
| god - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force | ||
| deity, divinity, immortal | ||
| spiritual being, supernatural being an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events | ||
| pantheon (antiquity) a temple to all the gods | ||
| daemon, demigod a person who is part mortal and part god | ||
| sea god a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea | ||
| sun god a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun | ||
| celtic deity a deity worshipped by the Celts | ||
| egyptian deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians | ||
| semitic deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites | ||
| hindu deity a deity worshipped by the Hindus | ||
| persian deity a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians | ||
| chinese deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese | ||
| japanese deity a deity worshipped by the Japanese | ||
| goddess a female deity | ||
| earth-god, earth god a god of fertility and vegetation | ||
| demiurge a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe | ||
| graeco-roman deity, greco-roman deity a deity of classical mythology | ||
| greek deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks | ||
| roman deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans | ||
| norse deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen | ||
| teutonic deity (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons | ||
| anglo-saxon deity (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons | ||
| phrygian deity deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor | ||
| saint person of exceptional holiness | ||
| god of war, war god a god worshipped as giving victory in war | ||
| god - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" | ||
| idol, graven image | ||
| effigy, simulacrum, image a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" | ||
| golden calf (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly | ||
| joss a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol | ||
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Wiktionary
- god (Noun)
A deity. - god (Noun)
A supernatural, typically immortal being with superior powers. - god (Noun)
A male deity. - god (Noun)
2002. Chuck Palahniuk. Lullaby. - god (Noun)
When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love. - god (Noun)
A supreme being ; God, typically in some particular view or aspect. - god (Noun)
An idol. - god (Noun)
A representation of a deity, notably a statuette. - god (Noun)
Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed. - god (Noun)
A person in a high position of authority; a powerful ruler or tyrant. - god (Noun)
An exceedingly handsome man. - god (Noun)
The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon . - god (Verb)
To idolize. - god (Verb)
To deify.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đŸ“˜
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Good. - god (n.)
A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol. - god (n.)
The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah. - god (n.)
A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard. - god (n.)
Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. - god (v. t.)
To treat as a god; to idolize.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The Superior Being, the Creator, the Spirit because of which and in whom everything is, as He is being named by monotheists, mostly Jews and Christians. -
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Supernatural, typically immortal being with superior powers. -
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A representation of a deity, notably a statue or a statuette.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đŸ“•
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god, n. the Supreme Being: the Creator and Preserver of the world: an object of worship, an idol: (B.) a ruler:—fem. God′dess: (pl.) the occupants of the gallery of a theatre.—v.t. (Shak.) to deify.—interj. God′-a-mer′cy (Shak.), probably a corruption of 'God have mercy!'—ns. God′child; God′daughter; God′dess-ship (Byron), state or quality of a goddess; God′father, God′mother, the persons who, at baptism, guarantee a child's religious education.—adjs. God′-forsak′en, miserable, as if forsaken by God; God′-fear′ing, reverencing God.—n. God′head, state of being a god: deity: divine nature—also rarely God′hood.—adj. God′less, living without God: impious: atheistical.—adv. God′lessly.—n. God′lessness.—adj. God′like, like God: divine.—ns. Godli′ness; God′ling (Dryden), a little god.—adj. God′ly, like God in character: pious: according to God's law.—advs. God′ly, God′lily.—ns. God′ly-head (Spens.), goodness; God′send, an unexpected piece of good fortune; God′ship, the rank or character of a god: a divinity; God′-smith (Dryden), a maker of idols; God′son; God′speed, a wish for good speed or success.—adv. God′ward, toward God.—God's acre, a burial-ground (imitated from Ger. Gottesacker); God's truth, an absolute truth—an emphatic asseveration.—Household gods, among the Romans, the special gods presiding over the family: anything bound up with home interests. [A.S. god; Ger. gott, Goth. guth, Dut. god; all from a Teut. root gutha, God, and quite distinct from good.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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We retain the Anglo-Saxon word to designate the ALMIGHTY; signifying good, to do good, doing good, and to benefit; terms such as our classic borrowings cannot pretend to.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary đŸ“—
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God sends meat, and the devil sends cooks. -
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One God, no more; but friends good store.
Wikipedia 
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God as a proper noun is the word most commonly used to refer to the ultimate power across all religions.
As an improper noun, the word "god" means a deity who has supernatural powers.
Belief in God is commonly called by the term theism. Atheism is the word that refers to non-belief in God or any gods.
God in the Abrahamic religions.
The Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam, are popular monotheistic religions. Therefore, they believe in only one god. The name of God is traditionally not to be said in Judaism, but some people today call him YHWH (Yahweh) or Jehovah. Muslims commonly use the word Allah, which is simply the Arabic word for "The God."
Believers in the Abrahamic religions believe that the Abrahamic God has created human beings in his image, but this idea is rarely taken literally. The Abrahamic God's portrayal as an old man with a beard has been used in art since the Renaissance, but is not what most monotheists actually believe him to look like.
Concepts of God in Christianity.
The Christian Bible talks about God in different ways. According to Christians, the Old Testament talks about "God the Father"; the New Testament says something about Jesus. The New Testament says that Jesus was God's son. Many Christians also believe that Jesus was God's incarnation on earth. Christians consider the Holy Spirit to be God as well.
In early times, Christians tried to solve this problem, as in the Old Testament, orTorah, there is purported to be only
