- God
- 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. 15. [1913 Webster]
The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To bestial gods. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah. [1913 Webster]
God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. --John iv. 24. [1913 Webster]
3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard. [1913 Webster]
Whose god is their belly. --Phil. iii. 19. [1913 Webster]
4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
