From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
God
n 1: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and
omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the
universe; the object of worship in monotheistic
religions [syn: God, Supreme Being]
2: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part
of the world or some aspect of life or who is the
personification of a force [syn: deity, divinity,
immortal]
3: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity
to other people; "he was a god among men"
4: a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt
not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
[syn: idol, graven image]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
God \God\, a. & n.
Good. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
God \God\ (g[o^]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got,
G. gott, Icel. gu[eth], go[eth], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup,
prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h[=u], p.
p. h[=u]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore. [root]30. Cf.
Goodbye, Gospel, Gossip.]
1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and
to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity;
a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
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He maketh a god, and worshipeth it. --Is. xliv.
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The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down
To bestial gods. --Milton.
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2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the
Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
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God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth. --John iv. 24.
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3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good;
an object of supreme regard.
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Whose god is their belly. --Phil. iii.
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4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic
power. [R.] --Shak.
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Act of God. (Law) See under Act.
Gallery gods, the occupants of the highest and cheapest
gallery of a theater. [Colloq.]
God's acre, God's field, a burial place; a churchyard.
See under Acre.
God's house.
(a) An almshouse. [Obs.]
(b) A church.
God's penny, earnest penny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
God's Sunday, Easter.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
God \God\, v. t.
To treat as a god; to idolize. [Obs.] --Shak.
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