Deity

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdiːɪti/, /ˈdeɪɪti/

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Origin

From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās.

Full definition of deity

Noun

1. The state of being a god; divine characteristics, godhead. from 14th c.
• 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.10:Thou seest all, yet none at all sees thee:
  All that is by the working of thy Deitee.
2. A divine being; a god or goddess. from 14th c.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• household deity

Related terms

Anagrams

• diety