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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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Ethan Hawke's true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his attic, playing them and consequently putting his family in grave danger thanks to the appearance of a Babylonian deity named Bughuul.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Modern men were influenced by reason and rationality, rather than a deity.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
But by the Middle Ages, Greek philosophical texts had become largely unavailable to European Christians, who believed that humans were too wretched to find the good without a supernatural deity.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
Maya moon goddess Ixchel: a benevolent deity with a dark side
Computational astrophysicist and research scientist at Caltech.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Modern men were influenced by reason and rationality, rather than a deity.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
But by the Middle Ages, Greek philosophical texts had become largely unavailable to European Christians, who believed that humans were too wretched to find the good without a supernatural deity.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024
Maya moon goddess Ixchel: a benevolent deity with a dark side
Computational astrophysicist and research scientist at Caltech.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Deity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deity. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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