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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Victory is commonly depicted as a winged figure, holding a palm frond or laurel and descending from above as a messenger of the gods, according to the University of Chicago.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The sacrificial rituals separated gods and humans but also united them by incorporating the gods into the human system of meat distribution.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
Walking into the library, your first point of contact is with the intricate wooden carving of Coatlicue, the Aztec earth goddess and mother of the gods, who has twin serpents for a head and is a symbol of creation and destruction.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The king of the gods, Amon, was said to reside there, along with a cult devoted to him.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The sacrificial rituals separated gods and humans but also united them by incorporating the gods into the human system of meat distribution.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
Walking into the library, your first point of contact is with the intricate wooden carving of Coatlicue, the Aztec earth goddess and mother of the gods, who has twin serpents for a head and is a symbol of creation and destruction.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The king of the gods, Amon, was said to reside there, along with a cult devoted to him.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 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 29 May. 2025.
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