god means the first deity of various theistic religions, and the only deity in monotheism. It carries an Arena rating of 1415, earned across 12 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, god ranks #904 of 17,052 for Most Elegant Words, #2,194 of 17,052 for Scariest Words, #2,759 of 17,052 for Most Sublime Words, #7,943 of 17,052 for Most Ponderous Words.
god is pronounced /ɡɒd/.
Why “god” is a great word
A supreme, supernatural being to which personhood and immortality are attributed. From Old English god ("supreme being, deity"), from Proto-Germanic *gudą ("deity"). Unlike "deity"—a more general, often technical term—or "idol"—which denotes a physical representation—"god" names the absolute subject of worship itself. It is the implacable gaze from a burning bush, the capricious hand tipping the scales of fate, and the silent, judging presence in the empty vault of a starless sky—the three letters whispered into the dark, hoping for an echo.
Etymology
See god and God.
name
- The first deity of various theistic religions, and the only deity in monotheism.e.g.“Dawn believes in God, but Willow believes in gods and goddesses.”
- The first deity of various theistic religions, and the only deity in monotheism.; God the Father as distinguished from Jesus Christ, God the Son.e.g.“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.”
- The single male deity of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.e.g.“The ancients represented this fundamental duality mythologically as God and Goddess. When Mystery looks at itself, God looks at Goddess.”
- The transcendent principle, for example the ultimate cause or prime mover, often not considered as a person.e.g.“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.”
- Typographical variant of God, particularly in English translations of the Bible.e.g.“Surely the Lord God [Hebrew: אדני יהוה] does nothing without revealing his purpose to his servants the prophets.”
noun
- A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.e.g.“The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.”
- An idol.; A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
- An idol.; Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.e.g.“Leo Messi is my god!”
- A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.e.g.“In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism.”
- A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.e.g.“He is the god of soccer!”
- An exceedingly handsome man.e.g.“Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.”
- The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.e.g.“The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD.”
- A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.e.g.“A God there is, that guyds the Globe, and framde the fyckle Spheare.”
verb
- To idolize.e.g.“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.”
- To deify.e.g.“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.”
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