单词 | deity |
释义 | deity /dee"i tee/, n. , pl. deities. 1. a god or goddess. 2. divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being; divinity. 3. the estate or rank of a god: The king attained deity after his death. 4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess: a society in which money is the only deity. 5. the Deity, God; Supreme Being. [1250-1300; ME deite < OF < LL deitat- (s. of deitas), equiv. to L dei- (comb. form of deus god) + -tat- -TY, formed after L divinitas DIVINITY] |
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