god
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: gŏd
ipa: /ɡɒd/
ipa: /ɡɔːd/
ipa: /ɡɑd/
ipa: /ɡɔd/
ipa: /ɡɔːd/
ipa: /ɡɒːd/
ipa: /ɡɔd/
homophone: gaud (cot–caught merger)
rhymes: -ɒd
Forms: form: gods
form: gawd
form: Gawd
form: g-d
form: G-d
form: God
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”).
Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).
Senses: examples: text: The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.
text: When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love.
ref: 2002, Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby:
glosses: A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
glosses: An idol.
A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
examples: text: Leo Messi is my god!
text: whose god is their belly
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philippians 3:19:
glosses: An idol.
Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
examples: text: In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism.
ref: 1959, Percy E. Corbett, Law in Diplomacy, page 105:
glosses: A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
examples: text: He is the god of soccer!
glosses: A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.
examples: text: Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.
text: Someone had said he'd look a god in kilts.
ref: a. 1918, Wilfred Owen, Disabled:
glosses: An exceedingly handsome man.
examples: text: The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD.
ref: 1996, Andy Eddy, Internet after hours:
text: The wizzes are only the junior grade of the MUD illuminati. The people who attain the senior grade of MUD freemasonry by starting their own MUD, with all due hubris, are known as gods.
ref: 2003, David Lojek, Emote to the Max, page 11:
synonyms: arch
imp
qualifier: roleplaying games
glosses: The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.
Synonyms: word: god
word: godship
word: deity
word: divinity
word: manitou
word: sky daddy
word: sky fairy
word: supreme being
Hypernyms: word: being
word: cosmocrat
word: Cosmocrat
word: cosmocrator
word: entity
word: immortal
Hyponyms: word: daemon
word: daimon
word: demon
word: demigod
word: genius
word: genius familiae
word: genius hominis
word: genius loci
word: genius locorum
word: goddess
word: godling
word: household deity
word: numen
word: penates
word: skygod
word: tutelary deity
Derived terms: Abrahamic God
antigod
begod
bell curve god
belly-god
bow down before the porcelain god
bread god
by gods
by the gods
culture god
degod
demigod
demi-god
door god
ex-god
exgod
food for the gods
for the gods
gallows god
G-d
g-d
giddy
gift from the gods
GOD
God
godaunt
god-awful
god awful
god-bairn gift
God bless you
godbrother
god-child
godchild
goddam
god dammit
god damn
goddamn
goddaughter
godded
goddess
Goddess
godding
goddish
god draw
god-emperor
godfamily
godfather
God-fearing
godfearing
god-fearing
God forbid
godform
god forsaken
godforsaken
god-forsaken
god game
God-given
godgrandchild
godgranddaughter
godgrandfather
god-grandfather
god-grandmother
godgrandmother
godgrandparent
godgrandson
god hand
godhead
godhood
godite
godkid
godkiller
godkin
godkind
god-king
god king
godless
godlet
god-like
godlike
godliness
godling
godlore
God love someone
godly
godmama
godman
god mic
god-modding
god mode
godmother
godnephew
godness
godniece
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
God of Israel
God of the gaps
God of War
godpapa
godpappy
godparent
god ray
God's Blessing Green
gods bless you
gods damn
godsend
godses
gods-fearing
godship
godsib
god-sibling
godsibling
godsister
godslaughter
gods may do what cattle may not
godson
Godspeed
godspouse
gods willing
god that failed
God the Father
God the Holy Ghost
God the Holy Spirit
God the Son
god tier
goduncle
Godward
God willing
god willing
godwoman
gossip
Greek god
gyatt
half-god
halfgod
honest to God
honest-to-God
honest-to-gods
honest to gods
Horned God
Hottentot god
Hottentot's god
housegod
house god
household god
in the lap of the gods
Lamb-god
Lamb of God
momentary god
moon-god
muscle god
nongod
oh my god
oh my gods
personal God
personal god
porcelain god
pray to the porcelain god
random number god
river god
RNG gods
semigod
sex god
skygod
subgod
sungod
sun god
thank gods
thank God
thank god
the gods smile on someone
the mills of the gods grind slowly
thunder god
thunder god vine
time spent laughing is time spent with the gods
tin god
to the gods
undergod
ungod
ungodly
war god
worship the porcelain god
ye gods
ye gods and little fishes
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