Deity

English

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Pronunciation

• More traditional pronunciation (UK/US)	noicon
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  - IPA: /ˈdiːɛti/

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Etymology

From Latin deus ‘god’ + -ī.

Noun

Singular Deity

Plural deit

Deity (deit)

1. Template:Religion The essential nature of a god, divinity.
2. Template:Religion A powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers (e.g. a god or goddess).

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Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:god

Derived terms

• household deity

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to deity

deicide

deify

Translations

essential nature of a god, divinity

Bulgarian: божественост bg(bg) f. Catalan: deïtat ca(ca) f. Czech: božství cs(cs) n. Dutch: godheid nl(nl) f. Estonian: jumalus et(et) Finnish: jumaluus fi(fi) German: Gottheit de(de) f. Greek: θεότητα el(el) f. (theótita) Hebrew: Template:He-translation f.

Italian: divinità it(it) f., deità it(it) f. Macedonian: божественост mk(mk) (bóžestvenost) f. Norwegian: guddom m. Polish: bóstwo pl(pl) n. Portuguese: divindade pt(pt) f. Russian: божественность ru(ru) (božéstv'ennost') f. Slovene: božanstvo sl(sl) n. Spanish: divinidad f.

a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers

Bulgarian: божество bg(bg) n. Catalan: deïtat ca(ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 神 (shén); 神明 (shénmíng) Czech: božstvo cs(cs) n. Dutch: godheid nl(nl) f. Finnish: jumala fi(fi), jumalatar fi(fi), jumalolento fi(fi) German: Gott de(de) m., Gottheit de(de) f. Greek: θεότητα el(el) f. (theótita)

Hebrew: Template:He-translation, Template:He-translation m. sg. Italian: divinità it(it) f. Macedonian: божество mk(mk) (bóžestvo) n. Norwegian: gud no(no) m. Polish: bóstwo pl(pl) n. Portuguese: deus m., deusa f., divindade f. Russian: божество ru(ru) (božestvó) n. Slovene: božanstvo sl(sl) n. Spanish: dios m., diosa f., divindad f.

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French: divinité f., déité f. Hungarian: istenség Japanese: 神性 (shinsei) Kannada: ದೇವ (deeva) Korean: 신성

Malay: Tuhan Persian: ایزد (izad) Romanian: zeitate f. Slovak: božstvo n. (1, 2), bôžik m. (2) Telugu: దైవం (daivaM)

See also

• cosmocrat
• deism
• god
• godliness
• theism

Anagrams

• deity,
• diety

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