the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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In Norse mythology, the ash tree known as Yggdrasill binds together all nine worlds, from the underworld of Niflheim to the realm of the gods, Asgard.
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The franchise is also loosely based on the 16th-century novel The Investiture of the Gods, one of the representative works of the gods-and-demons fantasy genre known as shenmo (which itself is rooted in the ever-complex world of Chinese mythology).
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The sequel similarly follows a rebellious boy named Ne Zha who is born with demonic powers and feared by the gods.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The San also believe that spirits of the gods live and rule the world from within the Female hill.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The franchise is also loosely based on the 16th-century novel The Investiture of the Gods, one of the representative works of the gods-and-demons fantasy genre known as shenmo (which itself is rooted in the ever-complex world of Chinese mythology).
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The sequel similarly follows a rebellious boy named Ne Zha who is born with demonic powers and feared by the gods.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The San also believe that spirits of the gods live and rule the world from within the Female hill.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gods
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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