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god en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • gŏd
  • /ɡɒd/ (Canada, Wales)
  • /ɡɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɡɔd/ (British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
  • [ɡɔ̟d] (New-Zealand)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ɡɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation, archaic)
  • /ɡɒd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɡɔːd/ (Australia)
  • /ɡɔd/ (Australia)
  • /ɡɑd/ (General-American, Ireland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin. Cognates Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”). Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).

Meanings

  1. A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
    • The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.
    • When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love. 2002, Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby:
  2. An idol. ▸ A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
  3. (figuratively) An idol. ▸ Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
    • There was an order in the universe, but it was no longer the order of the past. There was only one God, whose name was steam and spoke in the voice of Malthus, McCulloch, and anyone who employed machinery. 1962, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution. 1789-1848, page 186:
    • Leo Messi is my god!
    • whose god is their belly 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philippians 3:19:
  4. (figuratively) A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
    • In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism. 1959, Percy E. Corbett, Law in Diplomacy, page 105:
  5. (figuratively, informal) A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.
    • He is the god of soccer!
  6. (figuratively, informal) An exceedingly handsome man.
    • Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.
    • Someone had said he'd look a god in kilts. a. 1918, Wilfred Owen, Disabled:
  7. (Internet, qualifier:roleplaying games) The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.
    • The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD. 1996, Andy Eddy, Internet after hours:
    • The wizzes are only the junior grade of the MUD illuminati. The people who attain the senior grade of MUD freemasonry by starting their own MUD, with all due hubris, are known as gods. 2003, David Lojek, Emote to the Max, page 11:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
God alternative lexicographic
gods Number=Plur lexicographic
G-d alternative lexicographic
g-d alternative lexicographic
Gawd alternative, humorous, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic
gawd alternative, humorous, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic

Antonyms

Satan · satan · devil · Devil

Deriveds

godkin · god mode · Lamb-god · godgrandfather · godpapa · God · God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob · godlore · thank God · worship the porcelain god · godspouse · goddamn · moon-god · gods may do what cattle may not · household god · ye gods and little fishes · nongod · god mic · God love someone · godsend · oh my gods · god-like · godgrandson · semigod · degod · Godspeed · by gods · random number god · goduncle · house god · god that failed · Greek god · Horned God · demi-god · war god · time spent laughing is time spent with the gods · ungod · god-awful · godkiller · god tree · thunder god · godliness · God-fearing · god ray · God willing · god-bairn gift · godness · god-forsaken · godform · God the Son · godite · goddaughter · ex-god · sex god · God of the gaps · in the lap of the gods · god damn · god dammit · godman · G-d · Hottentot's god · God's Blessing Green · godly · thank gods · demigod · half-god · godfearing · godfamily · God the Holy Spirit · godsibling · g-d · thunder god vine · honest to gods · god-modding · the mills of the gods grind slowly · honest-to-God · RNG gods · gods-fearing · Lamb of God · tin god · godgrandmother · gallows god · Godward · God bless you · culture god · godparent · personal God · god-sibling · God forbid · bread god · river god · ungodly · godgrandchild · housegod · godmama · godlike · godnephew · godkind · god tier · to the gods · gods damn · god-child · sun god · god forsaken · sea god · god-grandfather · god willing · godsib · bell curve god · thank god · god hand · sungod · antigod · honest to God · god awful · god-emperor · god game · godgranddaughter · the gods smile on someone · subgod · gods bless you · godchild · exgod · belly-god · ye gods · godkid · godhead · godforsaken · god-grandmother · godded · goddish · God-given · door god · by the gods · begod · muscle god · pray to the porcelain god · godlet · godbrother · Abrahamic God · gossip · godpappy · personal god · godniece · goddess · god king · skygod · God of War · gods willing · godgrandparent · gift from the gods · honest-to-gods · solar god · godling · godsister · oh my god · porcelain god · godfather · God of Israel · godson · Goddess · god-king · GOD · godaunt · halfgod · momentary god · godslaughter · godwoman · god draw · for the gods · god-fearing · godhood · God the Father · goddam · undergod · godless · food for the gods · godship · godding · Hottentot god · god roll · gyatt · godmother · moon god · bow down before the porcelain god · giddy · God the Holy Ghost

Descendants

gado · gaad

Holonyms

pantheon

Hypernyms

being · immortal · cosmocrator · entity · cosmocrat · Cosmocrat

Hyponyms

goddess · skygod · demigod · demon · genius · daimon · genius familiae · genius loci · genius locorum · household deity · daemon · penates · genius hominis · numen · godling · tutelary deity

Relateds

Svetovid · Ra · Christ · Pluto · Dionysus · Bast · :Category:en:Islam · Mother Earth · Terra · Adonai · Gaea · Ullr · Ram · Ptah · Durga · Lady · Perun · Yarilo · God · Seth · Isis · Somnus · Tian · Norse · Kartikeya · Loki · Thoth · :Category:en:Theology · Hermes · Brahma · :Category:Mythology · Postmodern · Zeus · Artemis · Sky Fairy · Elohim · Supreme · :Category:en:Gods · Heaven · Holy Ghost · Pan · Flying Spaghetti Monster · Diana · Great Spirit · Devi · Lakshmi · Set · Manitou · Horus · Indian · Yama · Amun · Almighty · Drighten · Krishna · Bacchus · Laozi · Svarog · Jupiter · Master of the Universe · Earth · Anubis · Stribog · Ganesh · Old Man · Mother Nature · Poseidon · Jade Emperor · Hephaestus · Varuna · Apollo · Athena · Our Father · :Category:en:Judaism · Allah · Odin · Hades · or often so · Tempus · Cronus · Holy Spirit · Discordia · Jesus · Frigg · Venus · Ahriman · :Category:en:Religion · Graces · Aphrodite · Quirinus · Vayu · El · Olympian · Buddha · Indra · Ares · Minerva · Jove · Dažbog · Saturn · Juno · Mazu · Yahweh · Big G · Mercury · Ahura Mazda · Prajapati · Chinese · Ishtar · Uranus · Supreme Being · Deva · Mars · Chronus · Lord of Hosts · Egyptian · Goddess · Osiris · God the Son · Jehovah · YHWH · Baldur · Surya · Vulcan · Godhead · Aten · Mesopotamian · Hashem · Furies · God the Father · Guanyin · LORD · Invisible Pink Unicorn · Sita · Thor · Hanuman · Shiva · Zoroastrian · Abrahamic · Ge · Kali · Morpheus · Monkey · Earth Mother · Parvati · Waheguru · Jah · Vishnu · Greco-Roman · Astarte · Trinity · Lord · Tyr · Hera · Eris · Freya · With panhuman relevance · Saraswati · Slavic · Sif · Confucius · Man Upstairs · Most High · :Category:en:Christianity · Oceanus · Hel · Neptune · Fates · Mokosh

Synonyms

deity · manitou · imp · supreme being · sky fairy · god · divinity · sky daddy · godship · arch

Translations (455)

ckb خوا (deity) · te గాడ్ (deity) · hi देवता (deity) · hi परमेश्वर (deity) · my ဘုရား (deity) · ro zeu (deity) · ta சாமி (deity) · mnp(deity) · nl godenbeeld (idol) · jv gusti (deity) · acy ράπ̱ι (deity) · lo ເທບ (deity) · hu bálvány (idol) · bxd jui⁵⁵ (deity) · ti ኣምላክ (deity) · lo ພຣະເຈົ້າ (deity) · io deo (deity) · hi ख़ुदा (deity) · gu દેવપ્રતિમા (idol) · ar وَثَن (idol) · ml ദൈവം (deity) · sl bog (deity) · da idol (idol) · akk 𒀭𒌝 (deity) · nn gud (idol) · sw bwana (deity) · cmn 神像 (idol) · zu uNkulunkulu (deity) · de Göttin (deity) · sh bȏg (deity) · gan(deity) · pdt Gott (nds) (deity) · id berhala (idol) · fur diu (deity) · sd ايشور (deity) · udm инмар (deity) · fa-ira بُت (idol) · tr sanem (idol) · bua бурхан (deity) · ce дела (deity) · gmy 𐀳𐀃 (deity) · gl ídolo (idol) · hi मूर्ति (idol) · nb gud (deity) · cop ⲑⲉⲟ (deity) · arc אל (deity) · ist deo (deity) · hi इलाही (deity) · gd dia (deity) · sk boh (deity) · tg илоҳӣ (deity) · ryu(deity) · mt alla (deity) · fo guður (deity) · abq нчва (deity) · pi deva (deity) · cu ⰱⱁⰳⱏ (deity) · mn бурхан (deity) · tr ilah (deity) · dv އިލާހު (deity) · hi प्रतिमा (idol) · oj manidoo (deity) · av аллагь (deity) · ta இறைவன் (deity) · da gud (person in high position of authority) · to ‘otua (deity) · sh бо̑г (deity) · cu богъ (deity) · sah таҥара (deity) · fi jumala (deity) · mi atua (deity) · hi ख्वाजा (person in high position of authority) · ngh Suǁoa (deity) · tkl atua (deity) · mhr юмо (deity) · ia deo (deity) · ne ईश्वर (deity) · cop ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ (deity) · fi jumalankuva (idol) · da afgud (idol) · prs رَبّ (deity) · km គារវរូប (idol) · ru божество́ (idol) · lo ພະເຈົ້າ (deity) · ja 神様 (deity) · sw mungu (deity) · tyv бурган (deity) · kk құдай (deity) · ru бог (idol) · fo gudur (deity) · st modimo (deity) · ms tuhan (deity) · az tanrı (deity) · gl deus (deity) · ta அகண்டன் (deity) · haw akua (deity) · is guð (deity) · ta கடவுள் (deity) · hi भगवान (deity) · crh quday (deity) · pam dios-diosan (idol) · hi ऊपरवाला (deity) · wuu(deity) · jra yang (deity) · si අමර (deity) · hi रब (deity) · sa देव (deity) · kbd тхьэ (deity) · hi ख़्वाजा (person in high position of authority) · oj manidoog (deity) · mg sampy (idol) · hi प्रभु (deity) · ast dios (deity) · de Idol (idol) · sux 𒀭 (deity) · hsb bóh (deity) · ps خدای (deity) · rup dumidzelu (deity) · got 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (deity) · fa-ira بَغ (deity) · hi बुत (idol) · prs ایزِد (deity) · br doue (deity) · kg nzâmbi (deity) · hi गाड (deity) · ms pujaan (idol) · cdy sən² (deity) · nl idool (idol) · wo yàlla (deity) · bal ہدا (deity) · nn gud (deity) · kha blei (deity) · sga día (deity) · tly xıdo (deity) · gu મૂર્તિ (idol) · mr परमेश्वर (deity) · bn দেবতা (deity) · ro dumnezeu (deity) · ang god (deity) · non týr (deity) · af afgod (idol) · ta பகவான் (deity) · tr heykel (idol) · uga 𐎛𐎍 (deity) · fa-ira ایزَد (deity) · yi גאָט (idol) · cop ⲑⲉⲟⲥ (deity) · rom devel (deity) · egy nTr-A48 (deity) · ur اِلٰہی (deity) · ug تەڭرى (deity) · si පිළිමය (idol) · prs رَب (deity) · srn gado (deity) · kk құдірет (deity) · hi विग्रह (idol) · pa ਮੂਰਤੀ (idol) · izh jumala (deity) · te విగ్రహము (idol) · za baed (deity) · om waaqa (deity) · yo ọlọ́run (deity) · tr put (idol) · ur دیوْتا (deity) · prs بُت (idol) · tl bathala (deity) · th ผี (deity) · bbl დალე̆ (deity) · he אֵל (deity) · kmr xwedê (deity) · nrf dgieu (deity) · ko 우상 (idol) · grc θεά (deity) · sq perëndi (deity) · arz إله (deity) · pih god (deity) · ur بُت (idol) · akk 𒀭 (deity) · ota تكری (deity) · ain カムイ (deity) · pam mamagsipagdiosan (idol) · af god (deity) · xal бурхн (deity) · lt dievas (deity) · bo ལྷ (deity) · el θεός (deity) · ru божо́к (idol) · pt deus (deity) · yue(deity) · uk божество́ (idol) · ms berhala (idol) · yue(idol) · tt алла (deity) · kbd алыхь (deity) · tl diyos (deity) · te దేవుడు (deity) · oc dieu (deity) · ett 𐌀𐌉𐌔 (deity) · yi גאָט (deity) · ty atua (deity) · el θεά (deity) · av бечед (deity) · rue бог (deity) · ca ídol (idol) · uk бог (deity) · csb bòg (deity) · fa-ira یَزْدان (deity) · pl bóg (deity) · ht dye (deity) · tk taňry (deity) · nb gud (person in high position of authority) · dng шын (deity) · nv haashchʼééh (deity) · ltg dīvs (deity) · fr divinité (deity) · rmq debel (deity) · cv турӑ (deity) · ta பரம்பொருள் (deity) · fy god (deity) · hi देव (deity) · shn ၽြႃး (deity) · fa-ira خُدا (deity) · id tuhan (deity) · hsn(deity) · cop ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (deity) · tr tanrı (deity) · fr idole (idol) · km ព្រះ (deity) · nci teotl (deity) · th เทวรูป (idol) · pam batala (deity) · tr tapıncak (idol) · ar رَبّ (person in high position of authority) · pam dios (deity) · ru и́дол (idol) · es dios (deity) · hy կուռք (idol) · inh даьла (deity) · ln nzámbe (deity) · ta ஆண்டவன் (deity) · my ဘုရားသခင် (deity) · et jumal (deity) · tt тәңре (deity) · se ipmil (deity) · prs ایزَد (deity) · arc ܐܠܗܐ (deity) · fa-ira اِلٰه (deity) · uz xudo (deity) · bcl dyos (deity) · ttt xudə (deity) · ngh ǃʻHarike (deity) · pl bóg (idol) · ngh Tsyuiǁoa (deity) · hi मूरति (idol) · ja(deity) · xld 𐤹𐤦𐤥𐤳 (deity) · fi epäjumala (idol) · pam idolu (idol) · ta தெய்வம் (deity) · ru бог (deity) · th พระเจ้า (deity) · na gott (deity) · ady тхьэ (deity) · tr heykelcik (idol) · ckb خودا (deity) · ms dewa (deity) · krl jumala (deity) · prs یَزْدَان (deity) · hi भग (deity) · pam apung ginu (deity) · mrw tohan (deity) · nrf dùu (deity) · cy duw (deity) · mr देवता (deity) · ar إِلٰه (deity) · ml ഈശ്വരന് (deity) · grc θιός (deity) · la deus (deity) · ga dia (deity) · hak(deity) · ka ღმერთი (deity) · cop ⲛⲟⲩϯ (deity) · hi परमात्मा (deity) · sa सुर (deity) · zza homa (deity) · ur اِلٰہ (deity) · ur خُدا (deity) · be і́дал (idol) · bg и́дол (idol) · fa-ira خواجِه (person in high position of authority) · tr ilah (person in high position of authority) · ur اِیشْوَر (deity) · fa-ira خُدایْگان (person in high position of authority) · ja アイドル (idol) · tt ходай (deity) · eu jainko (deity) · ab анцәа (deity) · mn ᠪᠤᠷᠬᠠᠨ (deity) · tr oğan (deity) · kmr xweda (deity) · id pujaan (idol) · hak(idol) · pl bóstwo (deity) · hit 𒅆𒍑 (deity) · grc θεύς (deity) · it idolo (idol) · sw rabi (deity) · da gud (deity) · mr देव (deity) · sva ღე̄რბეთ (deity) · km ទេវ (deity) · xqa بُرْخَنْ (idol) · dar аллагь (deity) · tpi got (deity) · alt кудай (deity) · mrj йымы (deity) · hi देवप्रतिमा (idol) · mr ईश्वर (deity) · de Gott (deity) · pa ਰੱਬ (deity) · yua kʼuj (deity) · tg яздон (deity) · cmn(idol) · uk божо́к (idol) · gil atua (deity) · fr dieu (deity) · hi सनम (idol) · kn ದೇವ (deity) · ug خۇدا (deity) · prs خُدَا (deity) · myv паз (deity) · sa भग (deity) · am አምላክ (deity) · ain カムイ (idol) · akk 𒀭 (deity) · bbl დალ (deity) · ja 偶像 (idol) · or ଦେବ (deity) · ba тәңре (deity) · vif zambi (deity) · id dewa (deity) · fj kalou (deity) · alt теҥери (deity) · grc θεός (deity) · cmn 偶像 (idol) · ur رَب (deity) · jv hyang (deity) · si දෙවියා (deity) · it dio (deity) · su gusti (deity) · ka კერპი (idol) · sk boh (idol) · ky кудай (deity) · kum тенгири (deity) · kum худай (deity) · ur بَھگْوان (deity) · ur خواجَہ (person in high position of authority) · hy աստված (deity) · ar رَبّ (deity) · be бог (deity) · bn ঈশ্বর (deity) · fa-ira ایزِد (deity) · orv богъ (deity) · ky теңир (deity) · ar صَنَم (idol) · otk 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (deity) · prs اِلٰه (deity) · wmw nlungu (deity) · ee mawu (deity) · tg бут (idol) · bar Gott (deity) · xcl աստուած (deity) · el θεός (person in high position of authority) · ltg dīvūklis (deity) · ba алла (deity) · bg бог (deity) · dz ལྷ (deity) · bzj gaad (deity) · sat ᱜᱚᱥᱟᱸᱭ (deity) · yrl tupana (deity) · qu dyus (deity) · cjy(deity) · xpg δεως (deity) · mdf шкай (deity) · oui 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (deity) · sm atua (deity) · lv dievs (deity) · aer ngkarte (deity) · ha allà (deity) · sw mabwana (deity) · ny mulungu (deity) · ro idol (idol) · vec dio (deity) · bal خدا (deity) · zza car (diq) (deity) · ko(deity) · cs bůh (idol) · te విగ్రహం (idol) · za saenz (deity) · ka ღვთაება (idol) · pam miglelangan (deity) · cs bůh (deity) · grc σιός (deity) · nb gud (idol) · tg худо (deity) · prs بَغ (deity) · ka ღვთაება (deity) · uk і́дол (idol) · dsb bog (deity) · nl afgod (idol) · th เทพ (deity) · tvl atua (deity) · gv jee (deity) · eo dio (deity) · fi epäjumala (person in high position of authority) · nan-hbl(deity) · ps بت (idol) · gu બહગવાન (deity) · kl guuti (deity) · txb ñakte (deity) · pot kche-mnedo (deity) · vi thần (deity) · niu atua (deity) · mi hautupua (idol) · tum chiuta (deity) · mk бог (deity) · sq zot (deity) · an dios (deity) · el είδωλο (idol) · ca déu (deity) · yao mlungu class 1/4 (deity) · phn 𐤀𐤋 (deity) · rsk бог (deity) · nl god (deity) · xqa تَنكْرىٖ (deity) · he אלוהים \ אֱלֹהִים (deity) · cdo(deity) · yai худо (deity) · osx god (deity) · sv gud (deity) · gag allaa (deity) · hu isten (deity) · hi ईश्वर (deity) · nn gud (person in high position of authority) · ay tatitu (deity) · cmn(deity) · ba хоҙай (deity) · scn diu (deity) · elx 𒈾𒀊𒅕 (deity) · ar إِلٰه (idol) · la dea (deity) · pt ídolo (idol) · dng хўда (deity) · kw duw (deity) · nan-hbl(idol)

wikidata: Q178885

Source: en.wiktionary, “god” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

god en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • gŏd
  • /ɡɒd/ (Canada, Wales)
  • /ɡɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɡɔd/ (British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
  • [ɡɔ̟d] (New-Zealand)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ɡɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation, archaic)
  • /ɡɒd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɡɔːd/ (Australia)
  • /ɡɔd/ (Australia)
  • /ɡɑd/ (General-American, Ireland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin. Cognates Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”). Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).

Meanings

  1. (also, alt-of, derogatory, often) Alternative letter-case form of God.
    alt of God
    • “I say fuck it. Fuck god and fuck all the religions that praise him.” 2005, Diane L. Gabriel, Angel of My Heart, →ISBN, page 46:
    • And ſuch is to beare yͤ names of god with croſſes betwene ech name about them. 1530, William Tyndall, “An aunſwere vnto Syr Thomas Mores Dialogue”, in The whole workes of W. Tyndall […], published 1573, page 271:
    • For if the necessity of events is bound up with god’s knowledge, if there is no necessity in events, the divine knowledge is abolished. And whose mind is so distorted by such an impious idea that he would dare to say this of god? 2010 [6th century], Boethius, translated by Andrew Smith, On Aristotle, On Interpretation 1–3, page 136:
    • If I ask you if you believe in god, I just want to know if you have an imaginary omnipotent friend who you really believe lives outside of you in the real world. 2012, Penn Jillette, God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales, →ISBN, page 77:
    • This is the formulation of the moral end as ‘assimilation to god’, which would become standard in later Platonism. 2017, Myrto Hatzimichali, “Stoicism and Platonism in ‘Arius Didymus’”, in Troels Engberg-Pedersen, editor, From Stoicism to Platonism: The Development of Philosophy, 100 BCE–100 CE, →ISBN, page 91:
    • Perhaps what is needed is just the right attitude: one’s heart should be open to god in order to hear his messages. […] It does not matter: such claims only prove my point about the communicative shortcomings of so-called divine signs. 2016, Andrew Sneddon, A is for Atheist: An A to Z of the Godfree Life, →ISBN:

Forms

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gawd alternative, humorous, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic
Gawd alternative, humorous, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic
God alternative lexicographic
g-d alternative lexicographic
G-d alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “god” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

god en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • gŏd
  • /ɡɒd/ (Canada, Wales)
  • /ɡɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɡɔd/ (British, Scotland, Southern, Standard)
  • [ɡɔ̟d] (New-Zealand)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ɡɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation, archaic)
  • /ɡɒd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ɡɔːd/ (Australia)
  • /ɡɔd/ (Australia)
  • /ɡɑd/ (General-American, Ireland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin. Cognates Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”). Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To idolize.
    • a. 1866, Edward Bulwer Lytton, "Death and Sisyphus". To men the first necessity is gods; / And if the gods were not, / " Man would invent them, tho' they godded stones.
    • "Godded him up" ... It's the fear of discerning journalists: Does coverage of athletic stars, on field and off, approach beatification of the living? 2001, Conrad C. Fink, Sportswriting: The Lively Game, page 78:
    • CORIOLANUS: This last old man, / Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, / Loved me above the measure of a father; / Nay, godded me, indeed. 1608, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Coriolanus, act V, scene III:
  2. (transitive) To deify.
    • The superman marks the end of a road on which we find such figures as the "godded man" of English Reformation mystics 1951, Eric Voegelin, Dante Germino ed., The New Science of Politics: An Introduction, published 1987, page 125:
    • "She is so lately godded that she is still a rather poor goddess, Stranger.["] 1956, C. S. Lewis, Fritz Eichenberg, Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, page 241:
    • Then got he bow and shafts of gold and lead, / In which so fell and puissant he grew, / That Jove himselfe his powre began to dread, / And, taking up to heaven, him godded new. 1595, Edmund Spenser, Colin Clouts Come Home Againe:

Forms

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gods Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
g-d alternative lexicographic
Gawd alternative, humorous, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic
gawd alternative, humorous, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic
God alternative lexicographic
godded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
godded Tense=Past lexicographic
G-d alternative lexicographic
godding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

Tetragrammaton · bitheism · pantheism · tritheism · henotheism · pantheon · pandeism · ditheism · panentheism · atheism · theism · apatheism · agnosticism · kathenotheism · gnosticism · deism · monolatrism · polytheism · divine · monotheism

Translations (22)

nl verafgoden (idolize) · no idolisere (idolize) · fr déifier (deify) · es endiosar (idolize) · tr tanrılaştırmak (idolize) · pt idolatrar (idolize) · ru обожествлять (deify) · bg обожествявам (deify) · nl idoliseren (idolize) · tr ilahlaştırmak (deify) · es idolatrar (idolize) · no forgude (deify) · nl verafgoden (deify) · no forgude (idolize) · tr ilahlaştırmak (idolize) · pt deificar (deify) · gl idolatrar (idolize) · tr tanrılaştırmak (deify) · ru идолизировать (idolize) · es deificar (deify) · es endiosar (deify) · fr idolâtrer (idolize)