deity

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 cap the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe <we prayed to the Deity for guidance> Synonyms Allah, Almighty, Author, Creator, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being, Yahweh (also Jahveh or Yahveh)

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> Synonyms divinity, godhead, godhoodRelated Words blessedness, godliness, holiness, piousness, saintliness