[de.i.ty] n, pl -ties [ME deitee, fr. OF deite, fr. LL deitat-, deitas, fr. L deus god; akin to OE Tiw, god of war, L divus god, dies day, Gk dios heavenly, Skt deva heavenly, god] (14c) 1 a: the rank or essential nature of a god: divinity b cap: god 1, supreme being
2: a god or goddess "the deities of ancient Greece"
3: one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful