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a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
- to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea
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the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
- we prayed to the Deity for guidance
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3
the quality or state of being divine
- the repudiation of the claim of deity by the Japanese emperor after the end of World War II
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 26 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of deity was in the 14th century
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