Entry Word: deity

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world <to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea>

Synonyms divinity, god

Related Words angel, demigod, demon (or daemon), devil, spirit, supernatural

2 capitalizedthe being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe <we prayed to the Deity for salvation>

Synonyms Allah, Almighty, Creator, Divinity, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being

3 the quality or state of being divine <the repudiation of the claim of deity by the Japanese emperor after the end of World War II> — see divinity