Adonai

[ Sephardic Hebrew ah-daw-nahy; Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-doh-noi ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew ˌɑ dɔˈnaɪ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌɑ doʊˈnɔɪ /

noun

Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Also A·do·noy [ah-doh-noi] /ˌɑ doʊˈnɔɪ/.

Origin of Adonai

literally, my Lord; spoken in place of the ineffable name Yahweh

British Dictionary definitions for adonai

Adonai
/ (ˌædɒˈnaɪ, -ˈneɪaɪ) /

noun

Judaism a name for God

Word Origin for Adonai

C15: from Hebrew: lord; compare Adonis