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Etymology
From Middle English, from the Old English god#Old English|god (meaning supreme being, deity), from Old High German got#Old High German|got (a rank of deity), from the Proto-Germanic ǥu�a-|ǥu�an, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵhuto- (meaning that which is invoked), from the PIE root *ǵhau- (meaning to call, to invoke) or ǵheu- (to pour). Not related to the word good.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) AHD|g�d, IPA|/ɡ�d/, SAMPA|/gQd/
(General American|US) IPA|/ɡ�d/, SAMPA|/gAd/
audio|en-us-god.ogg|Audio (US)

Proper noun
en-proper noun|-|s

1. The single god of various monotheistic religions.
2. The single male god of various duotheistic religions.
3. An impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force.
4. An omnipotent being, creator of the universe (as in deism).

Synonyms
Allah
Almighty
Divine Father
G-d
god
Jehovah
Lord, the Lord
LORD|<small>LORD</small>, the LORD|the <small>LORD</small>
Most High
Yahweh

Derived terms
Goddess
God's country
goddamn
godforsaken
God Squad
Oh my God

Anagrams
dog

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|single god of monotheism
Afrikaans: God
Arabic: ARchar|ا��� (All�h) m
Aramaic:
:Syriac: �ܠ�� (Al�h�, Aloho) m, ��ܠ (Eīl)
:Hebrew: ���� (Al�h�, Aloho) m, ��� (Eīl)
Bosnian: Bog m
Bulgarian: бог (bog) m
Catalan: Déu m
Czech: Bůh m
Danish: Gud
Dutch: God m
Esperanto: Dio
French: Dieu m
Frisian: God m
German: Gott m
trans-mid
Hebrew: ���� (YHVH) (Adonái)
Icelandic: Guð
Italian: Dio m
Japanese: � (��, kami), �� (����, kamisama)
Khmer: KMchar|���� (prayah)
Kurdish: KUchar|خ�دا, KUchar|خ�ا
Lithuanian: Dievas m
Maltese: Alla
Nauruan: Gott
Old Prussian: D�iws m, d�iws m
Polish: Bóg m
Romanian: t|ro|Dumnezeu|m
Russian: бог (box, bóg-) m
Spanish: Dios m
Swahili: Allah#Swahili|Allah
Swedish: Gud m
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trans-top|single male god of duotheism
Czech: Bůh m
Dutch: God m
French: Dieu m
German: Gott m
Italian: Dio m
trans-mid
Japanese: � (��, kami), �� (����, kamisama)
Lithuanian: Dievas m
Romanian: t|ro|Dumnezeu|m
Spanish: Dios m
Swedish: Gud m
trans-bottom

trans-top|impersonal, universal, spiritual presence
Czech: bůh m
Dutch: God m
trans-mid
German: Gott m
Lithuanian: Dievas m
Romanian: t|ro|Dumnezeu|m, t|ro|dumnezeu|m
trans-bottom

trans-top|an omnipotent being
Czech: bůh m
Dutch: God m
French: Dieu m
German: Gott m
trans-mid
Lithuanian: Dievas m
Old Prussian: D�iws m, d�iws m
Romanian: t|ro|Dumnezeu|m, t|ro|dumnezeu|m
Swedish: Gud m
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked

Afrikaans: God
Arabic: ARchar|ا��� (All�h) m
Aramaic:
:Syriac: �ܠ�� (Al�h�, Aloho) m, ��ܠ (Eīl)
:Hebrew: ���� (Al�h�, Aloho) m, ��� (Eīl)
Basque: Jaungoiko / Jaungoikoa, Jainko / Jainkoa
Bosnian: Bog m, Allah m
Bulgarian: бог (bog) m
Catalan: Déu m
Cebuano: Diyos
Chinese: 天主 (Ti�nzhŭ), �� (Shàngdì)
Croatian: Bog, Gospodin
Esperanto: Dio
Estonian: Jumal
Finnish: Jumala
French: Dieu m
Frisian: God m
Gilbertese: atua
Greek: θε�� (theós) m
Hebrew: ���� (YHVH) (Adonái), �ש� (ha-Shem) (reverent form, lit. "the Name"), ������ (�l�hîm) (lit. "Gods" plural, refers to the one God), �� (El) or ��� (ha-El) (God), '� or �� or '� (Adonai) (abbr. forms), ��ֹנ� (phonetic "Adonai"), �� ("Yah," as in "Halleluyah"), ר���נ� ש� ע��� (Ribono shel Olam) (Master of the Universe), ש��נ� (Sh'chinah) (Divine Presence, often used to refer to a feminine interpretation of God)
Hindi: �श�वर (īshvar), परम�श�वर (parameshvar), भ�वान bhagv�n, परमात�मा (param�tm�), द�वता (devt�) (द�वता (daivt�)
Hungarian: Isten, �risten, Jóisten
Icelandic: Guð
Ilocano: Dios
Indonesian: Tuhan
Interlingua: Deo
Irish: Dia#Irish|Dia
Italian: Dio m
mid
Judeo-Spanish: Dio
Korean: � (�, Shin), ��� (Haneunim)
Latin: deus m
Lithuanian: Dievas m
Luganda: Katonda
Maltese: Alla
Nauruan: Gott
Nepali: �श�वर (ishwar), परम�श�वर (parameshwar), परमात�मा (paramatma), द�वता (deuta/devta)
Occitan: Deu m
Ojibwe: gichi-manidoo
Old Prussian: D�iws m, d�iws m
Persian: FAchar|خدا|خ�دا (�od�), FAchar|خدا��د|خ�دا���د (�od�vænd)
Polish: Bóg m
Portuguese: Deus m
Punjabi: ਰੱਬ (rabb), ਵਾਹਿ��ਰ� (v�higurū)
Quenya: Eru
Russian: бог (box, bóg-) m, го�под� (gospód�) m
Sardinian: Deus m
Scottish Gaelic: Dia
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �ог m, �о�под m
:Roman: Bog m, Gospod m
Slovak: Boh m
Slovene: Bog m
Spanish: Dios m
Swahili: Allah#Swahili|Allah (noun 1)
Swedish: Gud m
Tagalog: Diyos
Tausug: Tuhan
Thai: THchar|�ระ���า (phr� jào), THchar|������า (thèhp jào)
Turkish: Tanrı
Ukrainian: бог IPAchar|(boɦ) m
Urdu: URchar|خدا (khud�), URchar|ا��� (All�h)
Welsh: Duw m

See also
god
atheism
divine
monotheism
polytheism
Tetragrammaton
theism

Category:Christianity
Category:God
Category:Paganism
Category:Religion
Category:Zoroastrianism

Dutch

Proper noun
God

1. #English|God

Derived terms
godgeleerdheid
godsdienst

Frisian

Proper noun
God

1. #English|God

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