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god¹

  • /ɡɒd/ UK
  • /ɡɔːd/ UK, archaic
  • /ɡɔd/ British, Scotland, Southern
  • /ɡɑd/ US, Ireland
  • /ɡɒd/ Canada, Wales
  • /ɡɔd/ Australia
  • /ɡɔːd/ Australia
  • /ɡɒd/ New Zealand
  • [ɡɔ̟d] New Zealand

Sounds like gaud (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒd

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin.

Cognates

Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”).

Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).

noun gods · gawd · Gawd · g-d · G-d · God

  1. A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed. The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.
  2. A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
  3. figuratively Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed. Leo Messi is my god!
  4. figuratively A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant. In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism.
  5. figuratively, informal A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity. He is the god of soccer!
  6. figuratively, informal An exceedingly handsome man. Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.
  7. Internet The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon. The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD.

    Similar: arch, imp

Similar: god, godship, deity, divinity, manitou, sky daddy, sky fairy, supreme being · Opposite: devil, Devil, satan, Satan

proper noun gawd · Gawd · g-d · G-d · God

  1. also, derogatory, often Alternative letter-case form of God And ſuch is to beare yͤ names of god with croſſes betwene ech name about them.

verb gods · godding · godded · gawd · Gawd

  1. transitive To idolize. CORIOLANUS: This last old man, / Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, / Loved me above the measure of a father; / Nay, godded me, indeed.
  2. transitive To deify. Then got he bow and shafts of gold and lead, / In which so fell and puissant he grew, / That Jove himselfe his powre began to dread, / And, taking up to heaven, him godded new.

God²

  • /ɡɒd/ UK
  • /ɡɔːd/ UK
  • /ɡɑ(d)/
  • /ɡɑd/ US

Sounds like gaud (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒd

Where it comes from

Derived from Middle English God. From a proprialization of the common noun, god.

proper noun Gods · od · god · gawd · Gawd · g-d

  1. uncountable, usually The first deity of various theistic religions, and the only deity in monotheism. Dawn believes in God, but Willow believes in gods and goddesses.
  2. uncountable, usually God the Father as distinguished from Jesus Christ, God the Son. God sent Jesus to earth to be the King of the Jews; that is, the one to tell them what they should do. […] I will tell you why God let Jesus die upon the cross.

    Similar: god

  3. uncountable, usually The single male deity of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions. The ancients represented this fundamental duality mythologically as God and Goddess. When Mystery looks at itself, God looks at Goddess.
  4. uncountable, usually The transcendent principle, for example the ultimate cause or prime mover, often not considered as a person. God (the great everlasting infinite First Cause from whom all things in heaven and earth proceed) [translating Chinese 道] can neither be defined nor named.

noun Gods · od · god · gawd · Gawd · g-d

  1. A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe. A God there is, that guyds the Globe, and framde the fyckle Spheare.

interjection od · god · gawd · Gawd · g-d · G-d

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of oh God: expressing annoyance or frustration. God, is this because of the "I don't love you anymore" T-shirt I bought? It was a joke!

GOD³

Where it comes from

See god and God.

proper noun

  1. Typographical variant of God, particularly in English translations of the Bible. Surely the Lord God [Hebrew: אדני יהוה] does nothing without revealing his purpose to his servants the prophets.

    Similar: LORD

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: divinity, supreme being, deity, idol, graven image, immortal, divine, hell, god-given, holy, almighty, bless, christ, shrine, jesus, satan

noun

Similar: god, godship, deity, divinity, manitou, sky daddy, sky fairy, supreme being · Opposite: devil, Devil, satan, Satan

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noun deity

Españoldios
한국어신 sin
日本語神 kami, 神様 kamisama
中文神 shén
हिन्दीदेवता devtā, भगवान bhagvān, ईश्वर īśvar, परमेश्वर parmeśvar, परमात्मा parmātmā, प्रभु prabhu
Kiswahilibwana, mabwana, rabi, mungu
Portuguêsdeus
Françaisdieu, divinité
DeutschGott, Göttin
Italianodio
Ελληνικάθεός theós, θεά theá
Românăzeu, dumnezeu
Русскийбог box
Tiếng Việtthần
العربيةإِلٰه ʔilāh, رَبّ rabb
עבריתאלוהים \ אֱלֹהִים elohím, אֵל el

noun idol

한국어우상 usang
日本語偶像 gūzō, アイドル aidoru
中文神 shén, 偶像 ǒuxiàng, 神像 shénxiàng
हिन्दीबुत but, मूर्ति mūrti, प्रतिमा pratimā, देवप्रतिमा devapratimā, विग्रह vigrah, मूरति mūrti
Portuguêsídolo
Françaisidole
DeutschIdol
Italianoidolo
Ελληνικάείδωλο eídolo
Românăidol
Русскийбог box, и́дол ídol, божо́к božók, божество́ božestvó
العربيةإِلٰه ʔilāh, وَثَن waṯan, صَنَم ṣanam

noun person in high position of authority

हिन्दीख़्वाजा xvājā, ख्वाजा khvājā
Ελληνικάθεός theós
العربيةرَبّ rabb

verb idolize

Españolendiosar, idolatrar
Portuguêsidolatrar
Françaisidolâtrer
Русскийидолизировать idolizirovatʹ

verb deify

Españolendiosar, deificar
Portuguêsdeificar
Françaisdéifier
Русскийобожествлять obožestvljatʹ

name single deity of monotheism

EspañolDios
한국어신 sin, 하느님 haneunim
日本語神 kami, 神様 kamisama, デウス
中文上帝 Shàngdì, 天主 Tiānzhǔ, 真主 zhēnzhǔ
हिन्दीईश्वर īśvar, परमेश्वर parmeśvar, भगवान bhagvān, परमात्मा parmātmā, देवता devtā, दैवता daivtā
KiswahiliMungu, Allah
PortuguêsDeus
FrançaisDieu
DeutschGott
ItalianoDio
ΕλληνικάΘεός Theós
RomânăDumnezeu
РусскийБог, Госпо́дь Gospódʹ, Алла́х Alláx
Tiếng ViệtChúa, Thiên Chúa, Chúa Trời, Trời, Thượng Đế, đấng Tạo Hóa
العربيةالله allāh, إِلٰه ʔilāh, الرَّبّ ar-rabb
עבריתאלוהים, אֱלֹהִים elohím

name single male deity of duotheism

EspañolDios
日本語神 kami, 神様 kamisama
中文神 Shén, 男神 Nánshén
हिन्दीईश्वर īśvar, परमेश्वर parmeśvar, भगवान bhagvān, परमात्मा parmātmā, देवता devtā, दैवता daivtā
PortuguêsDeus
FrançaisDieu
DeutschGott
ItalianoDio
ΕλληνικάΘεός Theós
RomânăDumnezeu
Русскийбог box
العربيةإِلٰه ʔilāh

noun an omnipotent being

한국어신 sin
中文天主 tiānzhu, 上帝 shàngdì
हिन्दीईश्वर īśvar, परमेश्वर parmeśvar, भगवान bhagvān, परमात्मा parmātmā, देवता devtā, दैवता daivtā
KiswahiliMungu
PortuguêsDeus
FrançaisDieu
DeutschGott
ItalianoDio
ΕλληνικάΘεός Theós
RomânăDumnezeu, dumnezeu
Русскийбог box
العربيةإِلٰه ʔilāh

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@misc{god_2026,
  title = {god},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/god},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}