the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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The aerial views were surreal—cliffs tumbling into aquamarine seas, olive groves stitched like patchwork across the land—Mallorca, seen from the gods’ point of view.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The religious associations get together twice a month and on holidays to recite scriptures, make offerings to the gods and go on pilgrimages to sacred sites.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Because Thalia now holds the fate of Olympus in her hands, and she's got an extremely understandable incentive to seek revenge against Zeus and the rest of the gods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
The episode also reveals that some demigods inside the camp have been secretly working with Luke to advance his war against the gods of Olympus.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The religious associations get together twice a month and on holidays to recite scriptures, make offerings to the gods and go on pilgrimages to sacred sites.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Because Thalia now holds the fate of Olympus in her hands, and she's got an extremely understandable incentive to seek revenge against Zeus and the rest of the gods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
The episode also reveals that some demigods inside the camp have been secretly working with Luke to advance his war against the gods of Olympus.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the gods
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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