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Noun1.God - the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universeGod - the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
2.God - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a forcegod - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

pantheon - all the gods of a religion

spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events

daemon, demigod - a person who is part mortal and part god

sea god - a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea

sun god - a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun

Celtic deity - a deity worshipped by the Celts

Egyptian deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians

Semitic deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites

Hindu deity - a deity worshipped by the Hindus

Persian deity - a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians

Chinese deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese

Japanese deity - a deity worshipped by the Japanese

goddess - a female deity

earth god, earth-god - a god of fertility and vegetation

demiurge - a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe

Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity - a deity of classical mythology

Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks

Roman deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans

Norse deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen

Teutonic deity - (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons

Anglo-Saxon deity - (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons

Phrygian deity - deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor

saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

god of war, war god - a god worshipped as giving victory in war

snake god, zombi, zombie - a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies

3.god - a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men"

higher-up, superior, superordinate - one of greater rank or station or quality

4.God - a material effigy that is worshippedgod - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"

effigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"

golden calf - (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly

joss - a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol

Juggernaut - a crude idol of Krishna

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god

noun deity, immortal, divinity, divine being, supreme being Zeus, king of the gods see the Fates, the Graces, the Muses

Quotations
"As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods;"
"They kill us for their sport" [William Shakespeare King Lear]
"Heaven always bears some proportion to earth. The god of the cannibal will be a cannibal, of the crusader a crusader, and of the merchants a merchant" [Ralph Waldo Emerson The Conduct of Life]
"If the triangles were to make a god, he would have three sides" [Montesquieu Lettres Persanes]

Gods and Goddesses

Aztec  Acolmiztli, Acolnahuacatl, Amimitl, Atl, Atlaua, Camaxtli, Centeotl, Centzonuitznaua, Chalchiuhtlatonal, Chalchiuhtlicue, Chalchiutotolin, Chalmecacihuilt, Chantico, Chicomecoatl, Chicomexochtli, Chiconahui, Cihuacoatl, Coatlicue, Cochimetl, Coyolxauhqui, Ehecatl, Huehueteotl, Huitzilopochtli, Huixtocihuatl, Ilamatecuhtli, Innan, Itzlacoliuhque, Itzli, Itzpapalotl, Ixtlilton, Macuilxochitl, Malinalxochi, Mayahuel, Mictlantecihuatl, Mictlantecutli, Mixcoatl, Nanauatzin, Omacatl, Omecihuatl, Ometecuhtli, Patecatl, Paynal, Quetzalcoatl, Tecciztecatl, Techalotl, Techlotl, Tepeyollotl, Teteo, Tezcatlipoca, Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli, Tlaloc, Tlaltecuhtli, Tlazolteotl, Tonacatecuhtli, Tonatiuh, Tzapotla, Tena, Tzintetol, Tzontemoc, Uixtociuatl, Xilonen, Xipe Totec, Xippilli, Xiuhcoatl, Xiuhteuctli, Xochipilli, Xochiquetzal, Xolotl, Yacatecuhtli

Egyptian  Anubis, Hathor, Horus, Isis, Maat, Osiris, Ptah, Ra or Amen-Ra, Re, Serapis, Set, Thoth

Greek  Aeolus

winds

Aphrodite

love and beauty

Apollo

light, youth, and music

Ares

war

Artemis

hunting and the moon

Asclepius

healing

Athene or Pallas Athene

wisdom

Bacchus

wine

Boreas

north wind

Cronos

fertility of the earth

Demeter

agriculture

Dionysus

wine

Eos

dawn

Eros

love

Fates

destiny

Gaea or Gaia

the earth

Graces

charm and beauty

Hades

underworld

Hebe

youth and spring

Hecate

underworld

Helios

sun

Hephaestus

fire and metalworking

Hera

queen of the gods

Hermes

messenger of the gods

Horae or the Hours

seasons

Hymen

marriage

Hyperion

sun

Hypnos

sleep

Iris

rainbow

Momus

blame and mockery

Morpheus

sleep and dreams

Nemesis

vengeance

Nike

victory

Pan

woods and shepherds

Poseidon

sea and earthquakes

Rhea

fertility

Selene

moon

Uranus

sky

Zephyrus

west wind

Zeus

king of the gods

Hindu  Agni, Brahma, Devi, Durga, Ganesa, Hanuman, Indra, Kali, Kama, Krishna, Lakshmi, Maya, Rama, Siva or Shiva, Ushas, Varuna, Vishnu

Incan Gods and Goddesses  Apo, Apocatequil, Apu Illapu, Apu Punchau, Catequil, Cavillaca, Chasca, Chasca Coyllur, Cocomama, Coniraya, Copacati, Ekkeko, Huaca, Illapa, Inti, Ka-Ata-Killa Kon, Mama Allpa, Mama Cocha, Mama Oello, Mama Pacha, Mama Quilla, Manco Capac, Pachacamac, Pariacaca, Paricia, Punchau, Supay, Urcaguary, Vichama, Viracocha, Zaramama

Mayan  Ac Yanto, Acan, Acat, Ah Bolom Tzacab, Ah Cancum, Ah Chun Caan, Ah Chuy Kak, Ah Ciliz, Ah Cun Can, Ah Cuxtal, Ah Hulneb, Ah Kin, Ah Mun, Ah Muzencab, Ah Peku, Ah Puch, Ah Tabai, Ah Uincir Dz'acab, Ah Uuc Ticab, Ahau-Kin, Ahmakiq, Ahulane, Ajbit, Akhushtal, Alaghom Naom, Alom, Backlum Chaam, Balam, Bitol, Buluc Chabtan, Cabaguil, Cakulha, Camaxtli, Camazotz, Caprakan, Cauac, Chac, Chac Uayab Xoc, Chamer, Chibirias, Cit Bolon Tum, Cizin, Colel Cab, Colop U Uichkin, Coyopa, Cum Hau, Ekchuah, Ghanan, Gucumatz, Hacha'kyum, Hun Came, Hun Hunahpu, Hunab Ku, Hurakan, Itzamna, Itzananohk`u, Ix, Ixchel or Ix Chebel Yax, Ixtab, Ixzaluoh, Kan, Kan-u-Uayeyab, Kan-xib-yui, Kianto, K'in, Kinich Ahau, Kukulcan, Mulac, Naum, Nohochacyum, Tlacolotl, Tohil, Tzakol, Votan, Xaman Ek, Yaluk, Yum Caax, Zotz

Norse  Aegir, Aesir, Balder, Bragi, Frey or Freyr, Freya or Freyja, Frigg or Frigga, Hel or Hela, Heimdall, Heimdal, or Heimdallr, Idun or Ithunn, Loki, Njord or Njorth, Norns, Odin or Othin, Thor, Tyr or Tyrr, Vanir

Roman  Aesculapius

medicine

Apollo

light, youth, and music

Aurora

dawn

Bacchus

wine

Bellona

war

Bona Dea

fertility

Ceres

agriculture

Cupid

love

Cybele

nature

Diana

hunting and the moon

Faunus

forests

Flora

flowers

Janus

doors and beginnings

Juno

queen of the gods

Jupiter or Jove

king of the gods

Lares

household

Luna

moon

Mars

war

Mercury

messenger of the gods

Minerva

wisdom

Neptune

sea

Penates

storeroom

Phoebus

sun

Pluto

underworld

Quirinus

war

Saturn

agriculture and vegetation

Sol

sun

Somnus

sleep

Trivia

crossroads

Venus

love

Victoria

victory

Vulcan

fire and metalworking

God

noun

Quotations
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" Bible: Psalms
"God is seen God"
"In the star, in the stone, in the flesh, in the soul and the clod" [Robert Browning Men and Women]
"You cannot plumb the depths of the human heart, nor find out what a man is thinking; how do you expect to search out God, who made all these things, and find out his mind or comprehend his thoughts?" Apocrypha: Judith
"If God did not exist, man would have to invent him" [Voltaire Epître CIV à l'auteur du livre des trois imposteurs]
"God moves in a mysterious way"
"His wonders to perform" [William Cowper Light Shining Out of Darkness]
"The voice of the people is the voice of God" [Alcuin Epistles]
"God is but a word invented to explain the world" [Lamartine Nouvelle harmonies poétiques et religieuses]
"Thou shalt have one God only; who"
"Would be at the expense of two?" [Arthur Hugh Clough The Latest Decalogue]
"God is subtle, but he is not malicious" [Albert Einstein]
"God, to me, it seems,"
"is a verb"
"not a noun,"
"proper or improper" [R. Buckminster Fuller No More Secondhand God]
"Theist and Atheist: The fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name" [Samuel Butler Note-books]
"It is an insult to God to believe in God" [Galen Strawson]
"God and the doctor we alike adore"
"But only when in danger, not before;"
"The danger o'er, both are alike requited,"
"God is forgotten, and the Doctor slighted" [John Owen Epigrams]
"Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me" [Alice Walker The Color Purple]

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