ˈdēəd.ē, -ətē, -i sometimes ˈdāə- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English deitee, from Middle French deité, from Late Latin deitat-, deitas (probably translation of Greek theotēs ), from Latin deus god + -itat-, -itas -ity; akin to Old English Tīw, god of war, Old High German Zīo, Old Norse Tȳr, god of war, Gothic sin teins daily, Latin divus divine, god, dies day, Ju ppiter, god of the sky, Greek dios heavenly, Zeus, god of the sky, Sanskrit deva god, dyaus sky, day; basic meaning: sky
1.
a. often capitalized : divine nature or rank : the essential nature of a god or of a supreme being : divinity , godhead , godhood
doctrines of the deity of Christ
b. capitalized : supreme being , god II
entering into communion with the Deity
2. : a god or goddess
the tutelary deity of the village — J.G.Frazer
3.
a. : a person or thing that is exalted or revered as supremely good or great
such established American deities as Daniel Boone, Kit Carson — J.D.Hart
a world in which power is the deity
b. : one that holds or wields supreme power or influence in some field
the deities of the banking world