God Definition

gŏd

gods

noun

gods

Any of various beings conceived of as supernatural, immortal, and having special powers over the lives and affairs of people and the course of nature; deity, esp. a male deity: typically considered objects of worship.

Webster's New World

The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being.

American Heritage

In monotheistic religions, the creator and ruler of the universe, regarded as eternal, infinite, all-powerful, and all-knowing; Supreme Being; the Almighty.

Webster's New World

A person or thing deified or excessively honored and admired.

Webster's New World

An image that is worshiped; idol.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
the Creator
brahma
the Universal Self
atman
the Supreme Soul
brahman
Ormazd (Zoroastrianism)
the Primordial Buddha (Buddhism); Ahura Mazda
the Destroyer (all Hinduism); Adibuddha
shiva
the Preserver
vishnu
the Prince of Peace
the King of the Jews
the Christ Child

pronoun

The single male deity of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.

Wiktionary

An impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force.

Wiktionary

The single deity of various monotheistic religions.

Dawn believes in God, but Willow believes in multiple gods and goddesses.

Wiktionary

The (personification of the) laws of nature.

Wiktionary

interjection

Used variously, and in interjectional phrases, as an oath and as an expression of relief, determination, surprise, anger, etc.

God, I'm glad that's over! I'll see this through, by god! God almighty! my God!

Webster's New World

verb

To idolize.

Wiktionary

To deify.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

idiom

God willing

if God is willing

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of God

Noun

Singular:

god

Plural:

gods

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to God

God willing

Origin of God

From Middle English, from Old English god (“deity”) (akin to Old High German got (a rank of deity)), originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, both from the Proto-Germanic *gudą (compare Dutch god, German Gott, Danish gud), from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto- (“invoked (one)”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, to invoke”) or *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Not related to the word good.

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English gheu(ə)- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
See god.

From Wiktionary