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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 God
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe we prayed to the Deity for guidance

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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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Recent Examples of deity Harmonia Rosales’ Creation Story reimagines Yoruba deities within a Renaissance-style canvas. Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025 On my table balances a Sculpey clay figurine of the Egyptian deity Ptah mashed with Unicron, whose wings serve the dual purpose of cape and sculpture brace. Lana Lin september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 Martínez zeroed in on the ruins of the large temple of Taposiris Magna, located in what’s now the town of Borg El Arab, despite the fact that there was no information about which deity the temple was for or who built it. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 The festival, held at Estancia High School in Costa Mesa, will include meals, music, dancing and puja, a Hindu ritual of worship performed to honor and establish a connection with a deity or sacred presence. Gabrielle Gillette, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deity
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  • My roots are in ballet and theatre and to be able to return to the stage in The Who’s Quadrophenia rock ballet feels like a gift from the rock gods.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Which is why the Beats Pill felt like the speaker gods finally answered my prayers.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • The memorial was heavily laden with evangelist music and speeches intertwining politics and divinity.
    Amanda Castro Mandy Taheri Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • For years, Rosales has used the canvas to challenge Eurocentric ideals of divinity, beauty, and power.
    Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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