Thesaurus results for GODS

gods

noun

plural of god

as in deities

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

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as in heroes

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 gods In her most famous paintings, gods and laypeople appear to float through the air in landscapes that vaguely recall maps. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026 Centuries of blood and thunder have erupted across the stages of the world, as empires rise and fall against the crescendos of Wagnerian imperialism, with the heroics of gods and men alike unfolding in the balance. — Jordan Owen, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026 During the reign of the Inca Empire, which spanned a large territory in western South America from the 13th to the 16th centuries, children and young women were regularly sacrificed to important gods in a ceremony known as capacocha. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 The war between the Greek gods and the Titans is looming in the first full-length trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026 To save everyone from imminent destruction, Brahma cuts a deal that grants Ravana immunity from any attack by humans, gods, or diseases. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026 Thelema included three principal gods — Nuit, Hadit, and Ra Hoor Khuit — who are described as being analogous to the ancient Egyptian gods Isis, Osiris, and Horus. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 You would have been treated like gods and lived forever in beauty. — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 Assembling a boy band is a way of splitting the egg myself, and repairing an injury meted out by wrathful gods in one fell swoop. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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The capacocha, in which children and young women were sacrificed to Inca deities, was one of the most sacred rituals of the South American civilization, which existed from the 13th to the 16th century.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
While many Hindus worship Rama, Sita and Hanuman as deities, Hindu nationalists have also presented Rama as a historical figure – the legendary ruler of the ancient kingdom of Ayodhya.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

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Initial nerves about working with some of her industry idols were helped along when McDonagh suggested the cast do some rehearsal in a public theater.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
Part of that meant Jiung letting go of perfection typically placed — and expected — upon K-pop idols.

— Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026