plural deities
1
a
: the rank or essential nature of a god : divinity
b
capitalized
: god sense 1, supreme being
2
: a god (see god entry 1 sense 2) or goddess
the deities of ancient Greece
3
: one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful
such established American deities as Daniel Boone, Kit Carson—
J. D. Hart
J. D. Hartthe deities of the banking world
Examples of deity in a Sentence
to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea
we prayed to the Deity for guidance
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In this series adaptation, based on another Gaiman novel, Mr. Nancy is the African deity known as Anansi, the trickster god of stories.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Officials said the jewelry may have been buried as an offering to a deity or as a way to hide valuables during times of trouble.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The site where the artifacts were discovered was a third-century C.E. temple dedicated to Mithras, a deity who gained cult-like worship in the Roman Empire.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
This concept horrified critics like William Empson, who saw it as depicting a cosmos ruled by an irrational deity whose rage toward humanity can be placated only by his son’s torture and death.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Officials said the jewelry may have been buried as an offering to a deity or as a way to hide valuables during times of trouble.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The site where the artifacts were discovered was a third-century C.E. temple dedicated to Mithras, a deity who gained cult-like worship in the Roman Empire.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
This concept horrified critics like William Empson, who saw it as depicting a cosmos ruled by an irrational deity whose rage toward humanity can be placated only by his son’s torture and death.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deity
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deity. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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