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as in god
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
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as in divinity
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
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Recent Examples of deity
Earlier this spring, the park shared another ancient find while excavating a Catholic church on its premises: the head of an ancient deity.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
The lottery deities rewarded three teams that, at one point or throughout, tried to win last season.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Scattered throughout the grove are about 45 shrines, along with sculptures and altars in homage to Osun and other Yoruba deities.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
Gaia - the glamor of the Greek Isles in Mayfair
Located on Dover Street in affluent Mayfair, right across from the famous Ritz, Gaia—named after the primordial earth deity of Greek mythology—is a very ritzy dining spot with social media-ready interiors.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
The lottery deities rewarded three teams that, at one point or throughout, tried to win last season.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Scattered throughout the grove are about 45 shrines, along with sculptures and altars in homage to Osun and other Yoruba deities.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
Gaia - the glamor of the Greek Isles in Mayfair
Located on Dover Street in affluent Mayfair, right across from the famous Ritz, Gaia—named after the primordial earth deity of Greek mythology—is a very ritzy dining spot with social media-ready interiors.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Archaeologists in Caesarea, an ancient port city located on the Mediterranean coast of modern-day Israel, have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus depicting a drinking contest between Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, and the mythical hero Hercules.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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No Oop-a-Doop (and please, Tony gods, not just that in some cutaway . . .—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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This is consciousness-raising comedy about divinity, lust and landscaping that is also a beautiful balanced human drama.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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By Paul Keane | Paul Keane is a Connecticut native, a Yale divinity School graduate and a retired Vermont teacher.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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