god

verb

godded; godding

transitive verb

: to treat as a god : idolize, deify

Word History

Etymology

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing god

• god-awful
• sun god

Rhymes for god

• awed
• baaed
• baud
• bawd
• brod
• clawed
• cod
• flawed
• fraud
• gnawed
• jawed
• maud

Kids Definition

god

noun

ˈgäd

also ˈgȯd

1

capitalized : the supreme or almighty reality

especially : the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness whom people worship as creator and ruler of the universe

2

: a being believed to have more than human powers

ancient peoples worshipped many gods

3

: a physical object (as an image or idol) worshipped as divine

4

: something held to be the most important thing in existence

make a god of money

godhood

-ˌhu̇d

noun

godlike

-ˌlīk

adjective