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as in god
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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as in divinity
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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History Many modern hijras cite precedents for their community in ancient Sanskrit texts, which include narratives of people and deities who shift genders or portray mixed genders.
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Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Nonetheless, Juno was also an integral part of the Capitoline Triad with Jupiter and Minerva, the trio of deities that protected the city.
—Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
The cult’s deity, a skeleton shrouded in a hooded robe, resembles a morbid inversion of the Virgin Mary, often blessed with tequila and marijuana smoke.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
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Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Nonetheless, Juno was also an integral part of the Capitoline Triad with Jupiter and Minerva, the trio of deities that protected the city.
—Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
The cult’s deity, a skeleton shrouded in a hooded robe, resembles a morbid inversion of the Virgin Mary, often blessed with tequila and marijuana smoke.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deity
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The sports gods shined on them for once in a long while.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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While the baseball gods were clearly not on the Orioles' side during Taveras' at-bat, his teammates managed to overcome the free out and score two runs in the bottom of the frame to tie things up at 4-4.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The Marby grave brings together cremation, a stone monument, and this ritualistic deposit of bronze objects, which is synonymous with the end of this era when the treatment and use of bronze objects changed—often left in hoards on land or in water, sometimes as offerings to gods or divinities.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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His camera performs a rousing restoration of the power often stolen from them, ensuring that by the time the credits roll, they’re finally imbued with the kind of divinity only offered to them in name.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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