de ‧ i ‧ ty /ˈdeɪəti, ˈdeɪɪti, ˈdiː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural deities ) [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: deité , from Latin deus 'god' ]
a god or ↑ goddess :
the deities of ancient Greece
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THESAURUS
▪ god a male spirit or being who is believed by some religions to control the world or part of it, or who represents a particular quality:
Odin was the Viking god of war.
▪ goddess a female god:
Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon
▪ deity a god. Deity is more formal than god :
a Hindu deity
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Roman deities
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the Supreme Deity
▪ idol a picture or statue that people pray to as a god:
a bronze idol