DEITY

noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English deitee, from Anglo-French deité, from Late Latin deitat-, deitas, from Latin deus god; akin to Old English Tīw, god of war, Latin divus god, dies day, Greek dios heavenly, Sanskrit deva heavenly, god Date: 14th century 1. the rank or essential nature of a god ; divinity , god 1, Supreme Being , a god or goddess , one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful