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god - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'god' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . God [ a. & n.]
- Good.
2 . God [ n.]
- A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
- The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
- A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
- Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power.
3 . God [ v. t.]
- To treat as a god; to idolize.

Meaning of 'god' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . god [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
Example in sentence:
  • he was a god among men
Meaning (2):
- a material effigy that is worshipped
Example in sentence:
  • money was his god;
  • thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image