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as in god
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea
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as in divinity
the quality or state of being divine
the repudiation of the claim of deity by the Japanese emperor after the end of World War II
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Recent Examples of deity
Boars were representative at the time with Seth (or Set), a deity associated with chaos and violence in ancient Egyptian mythology.
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Ahmed Shawkat,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Namaste is not the name of a deity in any Indian religion.
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Jeremy David Engels,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Historians long held that the Aztecs had feared and expected the return of an important deity—Quetzalcóatl, the white, bearded god who would rule over the empire—and that the white, bearded Cortés was aware of this fear and used it to his advantage in his expedition across Mexico.
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Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
The two sculptures were formally transferred to the Kingdom of Cambodia at a ceremony yesterday, along with a third sandstone sculpture depicting the head of the Hindu deity Harihara.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Ahmed Shawkat,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Namaste is not the name of a deity in any Indian religion.
—
Jeremy David Engels,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Historians long held that the Aztecs had feared and expected the return of an important deity—Quetzalcóatl, the white, bearded god who would rule over the empire—and that the white, bearded Cortés was aware of this fear and used it to his advantage in his expedition across Mexico.
—
Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
The two sculptures were formally transferred to the Kingdom of Cambodia at a ceremony yesterday, along with a third sandstone sculpture depicting the head of the Hindu deity Harihara.
—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deity
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Here in Tamil Nadu, reality was—still is—perceived to reside not in the physical world but in the relationship between that world and the transcendent realm of Siva and Vishnu, two great gods of the Tamil country.
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Andrew Raftery Two forceful exhibitions have shown how Indian artists and presses met the cultural upheaval of the nineteenth century with lithographic prints that rendered Hindu gods more approachable and helped to galvanize national identity.
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While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
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The master of divinity degree — a common degree for pastors and ministers — remains on the professional list, with a more generous student loan limit.
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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