Definition of godnext
1
as in deity
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods

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as in Lord
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe let us give thanks to God

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as in hero
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema

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Recent Examples of god Some 21st-century historians, however, questioned not only whether the Aztecs thought Cortés was a god but whether the legend of Quetzalcóatl was really a part of the Aztecs’ belief system. Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026 Millions of others who don’t believe in any gods have no national motto. David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026 The weather gods had other plans for us. Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026 The sports gods shined on them for once in a long while. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for god
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  • Evidence of this lies in the very names of the planets, which represented ancient deities, and of the five bright planets, the one whose color appeared to come closest to that of blood was called Mars in honor of the god of war.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Papyrologist Federica Nicolardi said on Thursday at the same event that the team has already identified a number of intriguing passages, including some on the nature of deities and providence.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
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  • Even Ethan Almighty has been affected by the generosity of Supplies Over Seas.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
  • By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • Colombian fans serenaded their heroes outside the Dalmar Hotel, the team hotel, in Fort Lauderdale Friday night.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
  • While younger generations were taught in school about the atrocities of the Holocaust, the book found that family lore continued to sanitize the past with grandparents often painted as heroes, rescuers or victims themselves.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
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  • The first — Nietzsche’s 1881 Eternal Recurrence — is a life test by design, echoing Camus’ Sisyphus.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Some cultures, Eliade shows, preserve their eternals by simply denying the force of history; in Lyell’s case, the culture at hand was Christianity, and the ideal was the unique status of humankind.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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  • No longer can basketball executives plan for a distant future while waiting on their teen idols to grow up.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Fans all over, be that at Paris Fashion Week or online, await, ready to offer their veneration to their idol of choice.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026

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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/god. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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