/dee"i tee/ , n. , pl. deities .
1. a god or goddess.
2. divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being; divinity.
3. the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death.
4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which money is the only deity.
5. the Deity , God; Supreme Being.
[ 1250-1300; ME deite deitat- (s. of deitas ), equiv. to L dei- (comb. form of deus god) + -tat- -TY, formed after L divinitas DIVINITY ]