dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
---|
Sounds | gaa'd |
---|---|
Rhymes | arthropod, ballade, Belgrade, and 35 more rhymes in aad at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe. The object of worship in monotheistic religions. |
---|---|
Synonyms | Supreme Being |
Narrower | Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah; Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH; Allah |
Broader | spiritual being, supernatural being |
Meaning | Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force. |
---|---|
Synonyms | deity, divinity, immortal |
Member of | pantheon |
Narrower | Demogorgon; Hypnos; Morpheus; daemon, demigod; Fates, the Fates, Weird Sisters; sea-god; sun-god; Celtic deity; Egyptian deity; Semitic deity; Hindu deity; Persian deity; Bodhisattva, Boddhisatva; Arhat, Arhant, lohan; Chinese deity; Japanese deity; goddess; earth-god; demiurge; Greco-Roman deity, Graeco-Roman deity; Greek deity; Roman deity; Norse deity; Teutonic deity; Anglo-Saxon deity; Phrygian deity; Quetzalcoatl; saint; war god, god of war; zombi, zombie, snake god |
Broader | spiritual being, supernatural being |
Meaning | A man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people. |
---|---|
Examples | "he was a god among men" |
Broader | superior, higher-up, superordinate |
Meaning | A material effigy that is worshipped as a god. |
---|---|
Examples | "money was his god" |
Synonyms | idol, graven image |
Narrower | golden calf; joss; Juggernaut |
Broader | effigy, image, simulacrum |