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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Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Astronomer Asaph Hall discovered the two Martian moons in 1877, naming them Phobos and Deimos after the twin Greek gods of fear and dread.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024 Last year for Halloween, the famous family went as different Greek gods and goddesses.—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Ghosts were feared, but unlike our modern times, they were also worshiped (the term for ghosts and gods were sometimes interchangeable), captured by humans to perform unpaid labor, and welcomed as ancestors.—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for god
In 1585, an anonymous engraver created a print representing that fateful event, showing an elderly deity with a long white beard gently bringing Adam and Eve into being.
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2024
The Celts believed deities would play tricks on humans the night of the festival.
Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2024
This release will be just over 500 bottles and proceeds will go to Ethan Almighty’s nonprofit that helps animals in need of care.
Gege Reed,
The Courier-Journal,
1 Nov. 2024
Bruce Almighty jaunts through the travails of an ordinary person gifted the abilities of God, but there’s a cosmic horror to the prospect of a man accruing that kind of power.
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