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

Nearby Words:

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