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 godThe new additions join Ryan Hurst as Kratos, the titular god of war, and Callum Vinson as his young son, Atreus.—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026 In the poem Klecko weaves together boxer Frazier’s left hook, butterflies and gods.—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026 Kratos began as a Spartan warrior and a servant of Ares, the Greek god of war.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026 But what awaits them in the woods is far older and stranger than any of them can comprehend, and no gods are coming to answer their prayers.—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for god
Natalie Haynes fleshes out the backstories of her cast—Jason, a handsome ship captain on a quest for the Golden Fleece, the scheming sorceress Medea, and Olympian deities toying with mortals like marionettes—and imbues them all with contemporary vibes.
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Hamilton Cain,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
Today, Sukune is regarded as the sport’s patron deity; sumo has deep historic ties to Japan’s animistic Shinto religion, whose pantheon includes supernatural creators as well as people and places of significance.
Armed with lanterns, loyalty, and very little logic, these unlikely heroes blunder their way to a happy conclusion for all.
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Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
However, the best part of this entire charade was not Devens hiding a fake idol at Tribal Council.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
There’s a scene in which Frank meets his own idol, an alt-world version of Fred Astaire (played by Gyllenhaal’s brother Jake, who is good at mugging and singing), and vomits his fandom at him until the actor recoils.
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.