Complete Definition of "deity"

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Etymology
From L. deus �god� + -ī.

Noun
en-noun|deit|ies

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

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Derived terms
deicide
deify

See also
deism
god
godliness
theism

Translations
trans-top|essential nature of a god, divinity
Czech: t-|cs|božství|n
Dutch: t|nl|godheid|f
Finnish: t-|fi|jumaluus
German: t+|de|Gottheit|f
Greek: t|el|θε��η�α|f|sc=Grek (theótita)
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Hebrew: he-translation|�����ת|elohút f
Norwegian: guddom m
Portuguese: t+|pt|divindade|f
Russian: боже��венно��� (božéstv'ennost') f
Slovene: t+|sl|božanstvo|n
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trans-top|a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers
Chinese:

Czech: t-|cs|božstvo|n
Dutch: t|nl|godheid|f
Finnish: jumala, jumalatar, jumalolento
Greek: t|el|θε��η�α|f|sc=Grek (theótita)
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Hebrew: he-translation|������|Elohím, he-translation|��|él m s
Norwegian: t+|no|gud|m
Portuguese: deus m, deusa f, divindade f
Russian: t+|ru|боже��во|n|trbožestvó|scCyrl
Slovene: božanstvo n
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ttbc|French: divinité f, déité f
ttbc|German: Gottheit f (2)
ttbc|Hungarian: istenség
ttbc|Italian: divinità f
ttbc|Japanese: �� (shinsei)
ttbc|Korean: ��
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ttbc|Malay: Tuhan
ttbc|Persian: ا�زد (izad)
ttbc|Romanian: zeitate f
ttbc|Slovak: božstvo n (1, 2), bôžik m (2)
ttbc|Spanish: deidad f
ttbc|Telugu: ద�వ� (daivaM)
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