plural gods
1
God
: the supreme or ultimate reality: such as
a
: the being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped (as in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism) as creator and ruler of the universe
Throughout the patristic and medieval periods, Christian theologians taught that God created the universe …—
James Schaefer
James Schaefer… the Supreme Being or God, the personal form of the Ultimate Reality, is conceived by Hindus as having various aspects.—Sunita Pant Bansal
Sunita Pant Bansal
b
Christian Science
: the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind
2
or less commonly God
: a being or object that is worshipped as having more than natural attributes and powers
specifically
: one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality
Greek gods of love and war
3
: a person or thing of supreme value
had photos of baseball's gods pinned to his bedroom wall
4
: a powerful ruler
Hollywood gods that control our movies' fates
Examples of god in a Sentence
Noun
Does she believe in God?
I pray to God that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
a myth about the god of war
an offering for the gods
a professor who was regarded as a kind of god
a guitar god like Jimi Hendrix
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
The tower is made up of 18 marble drums carved with more than 2,000 figures, including soldiers, prisoners, gods and animals.
—CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
No more rain dances or praying to gods for battle or superstitious nonsense, save hotels lacking a 13th floor or a few people in the woods of Wisconsin.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
And the football gods have staged the Jets and Dolphins like bowling pins at the end of the Patriots’ schedule, one of the league’s softest in years.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
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Noun
So Roman King Numa Pompilius extended their calendar to 12 months by adding February and January, named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
The tower is made up of 18 marble drums carved with more than 2,000 figures, including soldiers, prisoners, gods and animals.
—CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
No more rain dances or praying to gods for battle or superstitious nonsense, save hotels lacking a 13th floor or a few people in the woods of Wisconsin.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
And the football gods have staged the Jets and Dolphins like bowling pins at the end of the Patriots’ schedule, one of the league’s softest in years.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/god. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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