a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion
in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema
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After independence, locals placed Hindu idols inside the mosque and became convinced that it had been built on the former site of a Hindu temple.
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Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The biblical command to love our neighbor—whether that neighbor is across the street or across the ocean—comes from God Almighty.
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Eric Ha,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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