GOD

(MAKER) [noun] [U not after the] - (in esp. Christian, Jewish and Muslim belief) the being which made the universe, the Earth and its people and is believed to have an effect on all thingsAs a nun, she is a servant of God.Do you believe in God?God bless this house.God/My God/Oh God/God Almighty are all used to express surprise or for emphasis.My God, what a terrible shock that was. This is sometimes considered offensive.God willing means if everything happens as you hope it will.We'll be there tomorrow, God willing!The expression to God is used to emphasize the meaning of a verb.I hope to God the talks are successful.I wish to God you hadn't done that.(slang) Something which is god-awful is bad, difficult or unpleasant.That was a god-awful meal.He suffered some god-awful injuries.(old use) Someone who is God-fearing is religious and tries to live in the way they believe God would wish them to.(disapproving) If a place is god-forsaken, it is unattractive and contains nothing interesting or pleasant.The town is a god-forsaken place at night.(disapproving) If a person is said to act as if, or think, they are God's gift (to someone or something), they believe that they are better than anyone else.He thinks he's God's gift to women (= very attractive to women).If you say something is God-given, you mean that it has not been made by people.She has a God-given talent as a painter.God-given can also mean having to be obeyed.She seems to think she has a God-given right to tell us all what to do.God's truth is something which according to the speaker is the complete truth.I didn't know she would be there - God's truth.(saying) 'God helps those who help themselves'.