deity

[ dee-i-tee ]
/ ˈdi ɪ ti /
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noun, plural de·i·ties.

a god or goddess.
divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death.
a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which money is the only deity.
the Deity, God; Supreme Being.

Origin of deity

1250–1300; Middle English deite < Old French < Late Latin deitāt- (stem of deitās), equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -tāt- -ty2, formed after Latin dīvīnitās divinity

OTHER WORDS FROM deity

su·per·de·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·de·i·ties.

Words nearby deity

deirdre, deism, deisolate, deist, deiters' cell, deity, deixis, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection

Words related to deities

divinity, idol, immortal, creator, goddess, godhead, celestial, demigoddess

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British Dictionary definitions for deities (1 of 2)

deity
/ (ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ-) /

noun plural -ties

a god or goddess
the state of being divine; godhead
the rank, status, or position of a god
the nature or character of God

Word Origin for deity

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin deitās, from Latin deus god

British Dictionary definitions for deities (2 of 2)

Deity
/ (ˈdeɪtɪ, ˈdiːɪ-) /

noun

the Deity the Supreme Being; God