Deity
noun
A god or goddess in a religion or mythology.
Venus was the Roman deity of love and beauty.
Often appears as...
- roman deity
- hindu deity
noun
The creator and ruler of the universe, especially when thought of as eternal, infinite, and all-powerful.
Christians believe in one supreme deity.
Often appears as...
- supreme deity
- one true deity
noun
Something or someone considered to be the ultimate, supreme power.
In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was considered to be a deity.
Often appears as...
- pharaoh as a deity
- ruler as a deity
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A god or goddess in a religion or mythology.
Venus was the Roman deity of love and beauty.
Often appears as...
- roman deity
- hindu deity
noun
The creator and ruler of the universe, especially when thought of as eternal, infinite, and all-powerful.
Christians believe in one supreme deity.
Often appears as...
- supreme deity
- one true deity
noun
Something or someone considered to be the ultimate, supreme power.
In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was considered to be a deity.
Often appears as...
- pharaoh as a deity
- ruler as a deity
Usage tips
Historical
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Pro Tip 1/3Mythical Beings
Deity refers to beings from stories beyond real world like myths or legends.
Thor, a deity in Norse mythology, wielded a hammer.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Specificity
Deity names often have cultural significance and different attributes.
Quetzalcoatl was an important deity to the Aztecs.
Pro Tip 3/3Religious Respect
When discussing deities, be respectful as they hold religious importance.
Many people still worship deities from Greek mythology.
Pro Tip 1/3Mythical Beings
Deity refers to beings from stories beyond real world like myths or legends.
Thor, a deity in Norse mythology, wielded a hammer.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Specificity
Deity names often have cultural significance and different attributes.
Quetzalcoatl was an important deity to the Aztecs.
Pro Tip 3/3Religious Respect
When discussing deities, be respectful as they hold religious importance.
Many people still worship deities from Greek mythology.
Pro Tip 1/3Mythical Beings
Deity refers to beings from stories beyond real world like myths or legends.
Thor, a deity in Norse mythology, wielded a hammer.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Specificity
Deity names often have cultural significance and different attributes.
Quetzalcoatl was an important deity to the Aztecs.
Pro Tip 3/3Religious Respect
When discussing deities, be respectful as they hold religious importance.
Many people still worship deities from Greek mythology.
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the main most whoa deity it was at such a festival that giba saw Agra addre in a new light today she was wearing traditional dress and I said oh when did you become so pretty so I made a point to dance with her and then I looked for every opportunity to talk to her but he
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The Egyptian myth of the...
The warrior god Set and his wife, the goddess Nephtys, decorated an extravagant hall for the occasion, with a beautiful wooden chest as the centerpiece. They invited all the most important gods, dozens of lesser deities, and foreign monarchs.
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Singing from the...
might just raise an incense stick to the God in the far left corner of the room what the locals don't tell you is that this is the God of War and one of his jobs is patron deity of the Triads I like to walk this route when I'm in Hong
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The Many Gods of the...
of gods how do you choose usually it's the family the family each family has got one family deity and that is passed on to the next generation or sometimes in the times of distress one goes to a God and say or goddess that peace take
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Jane Goodall: The Hope –...
associated with chimpanzees only but actually she's much more than that all these young people looking at her like she was a deity so much love showered onto me it was a certain point when I thought well this is gonna help me do
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Larry Brilliant: TED...
and it was wrong to bring strangers into your house when the deity was in the house. No incentive to report smallpox. It wasn't just India that had smallpox deities; smallpox deities were prevalent all over the world.
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Learning from smallpox:...
and often left survivors with life-long disfiguring scars. The devastating impact of smallpox was so great that several cultures had religious deities specifically dedicated to it. In the 20th century alone,
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Sarah Kurnick: "Aliens...
This image is incredible and it's complex. It shows the deceased king rising from the jaws of the underworld to be reborn as a deity. In the center is a stylized world tree that extends from the underworld
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The rise and fall of...
Each city was dedicated to a patron deity, considered the city’s founder. The largest and most important building in the city was this patron god’s the ziggurat, a temple designed as a stepped pyramid.
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A glimpse of teenage...
before the household shrine with its protective deities, as he places his bulla, a protective amulet, in the shrine with a prayer of thanks. The bulla had worked. It had protected him.
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Free Love PIPE National...
the main most whoa deity it was at such a festival that giba saw Agra addre in a new light today she was wearing traditional dress and I said oh when did you become so pretty so I made a point to dance with her and then I looked for every opportunity to talk to her but he
Video examples
The Egyptian myth of the...
The warrior god Set and his wife, the goddess Nephtys, decorated an extravagant hall for the occasion, with a beautiful wooden chest as the centerpiece. They invited all the most important gods, dozens of lesser deities, and foreign monarchs.
Video examples
Singing from the...
might just raise an incense stick to the God in the far left corner of the room what the locals don't tell you is that this is the God of War and one of his jobs is patron deity of the Triads I like to walk this route when I'm in Hong
Video examples
The Many Gods of the...
of gods how do you choose usually it's the family the family each family has got one family deity and that is passed on to the next generation or sometimes in the times of distress one goes to a God and say or goddess that peace take
Video examples
Jane Goodall: The Hope –...
associated with chimpanzees only but actually she's much more than that all these young people looking at her like she was a deity so much love showered onto me it was a certain point when I thought well this is gonna help me do
Video examples
Larry Brilliant: TED...
and it was wrong to bring strangers into your house when the deity was in the house. No incentive to report smallpox. It wasn't just India that had smallpox deities; smallpox deities were prevalent all over the world.
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
and often left survivors with life-long disfiguring scars. The devastating impact of smallpox was so great that several cultures had religious deities specifically dedicated to it. In the 20th century alone,
Video examples
Sarah Kurnick: "Aliens...
This image is incredible and it's complex. It shows the deceased king rising from the jaws of the underworld to be reborn as a deity. In the center is a stylized world tree that extends from the underworld
Video examples
The rise and fall of...
Each city was dedicated to a patron deity, considered the city’s founder. The largest and most important building in the city was this patron god’s the ziggurat, a temple designed as a stepped pyramid.
Video examples
A glimpse of teenage...
before the household shrine with its protective deities, as he places his bulla, a protective amulet, in the shrine with a prayer of thanks. The bulla had worked. It had protected him.
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Sarah MacLean
American Author
For the most part, my characters don't talk to me. I like to lord over them like some kind of benevolent deity. And, for the most part, my characters go along with it. I write intense character sketches and long, play-like conversations between me and them, but they stay out of the book writing itself.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you in his image, I reply that he must have been very ugly.
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Greg Graffin
American Musician
I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity.
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Mel Gibson
Actor
There has to be some kind of order and some moral code. I don't know how people can function without a belief in a deity.
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Alan Guth
American Physicist
We don't have a solid theory of how the universe originated, but that doesn't mean we have to invoke a deity.
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Calvin Coolidge
American President
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
The proper study of mankind is man in his relation to his deity.
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Shankar Mahadevan
Indian Musician
I have always been fascinated by Krishna, the Indian deity.
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Honore de Balzac
French Novelist
Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
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Helena Blavatsky
Russian Author
Becoming is the mode of activity of the uncreate deity.
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Sarah MacLean
American Author
For the most part, my characters don't talk to me. I like to lord over them like some kind of benevolent deity. And, for the most part, my characters go along with it. I write intense character sketches and long, play-like conversations between me and them, but they stay out of the book writing itself.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you in his image, I reply that he must have been very ugly.
Quote examples
Greg Graffin
American Musician
I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity.
Quote examples
Mel Gibson
Actor
There has to be some kind of order and some moral code. I don't know how people can function without a belief in a deity.
Quote examples
Alan Guth
American Physicist
We don't have a solid theory of how the universe originated, but that doesn't mean we have to invoke a deity.
Quote examples
Calvin Coolidge
American President
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
Quote examples
D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
The proper study of mankind is man in his relation to his deity.
Quote examples
Shankar Mahadevan
Indian Musician
I have always been fascinated by Krishna, the Indian deity.
Quote examples
Honore de Balzac
French Novelist
Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
Quote examples
Helena Blavatsky
Russian Author
Becoming is the mode of activity of the uncreate deity.
Example 1 of 10
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