plural gods
1
God
: the supreme or ultimate reality: such as
a
: the being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped (as in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism) as creator and ruler of the universe
Throughout the patristic and medieval periods, Christian theologians taught that God created the universe …—
Jame Schaefer
Jame Schaefer… the Supreme Being or God, the personal form of the Ultimate Reality, is conceived by Hindus as having various aspects.—Sunita Pant Bansal
Sunita Pant Bansal
b
Christian Science
: the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind
2
or less commonly God
: a being or object that is worshipped as having more than natural attributes and powers
specifically
: one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality
Greek gods of love and war
3
: a person or thing of supreme value
had photos of baseball's gods pinned to his bedroom wall
4
: a powerful ruler
Hollywood gods that control our movies' fates
Examples of god in a Sentence
Noun
Does she believe in God?
I pray to God that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
a myth about the god of war
an offering for the gods
a professor who was regarded as a kind of god
a guitar god like Jimi Hendrix
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
In fact, during antiquity, most statues depicting gods, heroes and politicians were later destroyed or melted down to make tools, such as weapons or even kitchen utensils, according to the University of Maryland.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Dancing around campfires, performing magic, visiting henges, worshipping ancient gods—all that jazz.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 19 June 2025
Pretty thin skinned not to take all that money and stay in hometown where in own words treated like gods .
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Aaron Judge has been a baseball god this season, nothing less.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
In fact, during antiquity, most statues depicting gods, heroes and politicians were later destroyed or melted down to make tools, such as weapons or even kitchen utensils, according to the University of Maryland.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Dancing around campfires, performing magic, visiting henges, worshipping ancient gods—all that jazz.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 19 June 2025
Pretty thin skinned not to take all that money and stay in hometown where in own words treated like gods .
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/god. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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