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deity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of deity

1 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
Synonyms of deity

divinity, god
Words Related to deity

angel, demigod, demon (or daemon), devil, spirit, supernatural

2 capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe

  • we prayed to the Deity for guidance
Synonyms of deity

Allah, Almighty, Author, Creator, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, King, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being, Yahweh (also Jahveh)

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
Synonyms of deity

divinity, godhead, godhood
Words Related to deity

blessedness, godliness, holiness, piousness, saintliness

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