deity
NounWordNet 3.0
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Deity \De"i*ty\ (d[=e]"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Deities (d[=e]"[i^]*t[i^]z). [OE. deite, F. d['e]it['e], fr. L. deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. di^os divine, Zey`s, gen. Dio`s, Zeus, Skr. d[=e]va divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dy[=o] sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw. Cf. Divine, Journey, Journal, Tuesday.]
1.The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works. [1913 Webster]
They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ.— Milman.[1913 Webster]
2.A god or goddess; a heathen god. [1913 Webster]
To worship calves, the deities Of Egypt.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
The Deity, God, the Supreme Being. [1913 Webster]
This great poet and philosopher [Simonides], the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity, found that he waded but the more out of his depth.— Addison.[1913 Webster]