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as in god
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea
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as in divinity
the quality or state of being divine
the repudiation of the claim of deity by the Japanese emperor after the end of World War II
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Gaia - the glamor of the Greek Isles in Mayfair
Located on Dover Street in affluent Mayfair, right across from the famous Ritz, Gaia—named after the primordial earth deity of Greek mythology—is a very ritzy dining spot with social media-ready interiors.
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Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
According to The Guardian, the Ambanis sent an engraved box depicting a Hindu deity that was filled with gifts and played Hindu mantras as a wedding invitation.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
These deities were part of a local triad of gods in ancient Thebes (in present-day Luxor) that represented a family group.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Among the findings were rings made of gold and other metals, small gold amulets (including a triad statue of the ancient Egyptian deities Amun, Mut, and Khonsu) and amulets of deities as animals, a metallic brooch, and a variety of beads.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
According to The Guardian, the Ambanis sent an engraved box depicting a Hindu deity that was filled with gifts and played Hindu mantras as a wedding invitation.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
These deities were part of a local triad of gods in ancient Thebes (in present-day Luxor) that represented a family group.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Among the findings were rings made of gold and other metals, small gold amulets (including a triad statue of the ancient Egyptian deities Amun, Mut, and Khonsu) and amulets of deities as animals, a metallic brooch, and a variety of beads.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deity
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The story is set in the shadow of an ancient war between dueling gods and tells of a pair of young rival journalists that fall in love while writing each other anonymous letters on an enchanted typewriter.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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The hockey gods didn’t intervene on the Leafs behalf.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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By Paul Keane | Paul Keane is a Connecticut native, a Yale divinity School graduate and a retired Vermont teacher.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
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His two male partners have degrees in finance and one is a youth pastor with a master's degree in divinity, Archie said.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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