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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Recent Examples of godForce gods, prophecies and witches are all in his wheelhouse, which could give some indication of what Kinberg is working with.—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026 For Lattimore, that meant intensive training on the harp, the instrument of gods and angels, which her mother introduced to her at home in the hills of western North Carolina.—Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026 That soft reboot of the franchise picked up with Kratos, a Spartan warrior who killed Ares and became the new Greek god of war in previous entries, living in Scandinavia in the realm of the Norse deities.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026 Kratos, though is the titular god of war and the lead of the series and the game franchise.—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for god
Her book begins with a consideration of birth practices among women from the Minoan civilization—Bronze Age inhabitants of the island of Crete, whose deities included a goddess of childbirth.
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Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
The name was reportedly inspired by a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology of the same name, the female creator of creation itself and death.
While there are miles of regular season basketball still remaining, Morales is encouraged to see his team’s commitment on defensive – especially from unsung hero Cal Weidman.
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Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
Highguard, the new hero shooter that debuted at the highest profile finale slot of the highest profile game showcase of the year, The Game Awards, had not said a single word about the game ahead of its Monday, January 26 launch.
On the four-minute track, Tyler talks about shopping for estates in the Hamptons, turning his idols into rivals, and trying to land a $100 million record contract.
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Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
De Armas will play Emma Kent, a fitness influencer who dreams of becoming a social media star like her idol, Kat Highbrook.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Even Ethan Almighty has been affected by the generosity of Supplies Over Seas.
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Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.
The first — Nietzsche’s 1881 Eternal Recurrence — is a life test by design, echoing Camus’ Sisyphus.
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Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
5 Aug. 2025
Some cultures, Eliade shows, preserve their eternals by simply denying the force of history; in Lyell’s case, the culture at hand was Christianity, and the ideal was the unique status of humankind.