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   God

   /ɡɒd/

   noun

   • 1. (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.
   • 2. (in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity: "a moon god"
   • ▪ an image, animal, or other object worshipped as divine or symbolizing a god: "wooden gods from the Congo"
   • ▪ used as a conventional personification of fate: "he dialled the number and, the gods relenting, got through at once"
   • 3. a greatly admired or influential person: "he has little time for the fashion victims for whom he is a god"
   • ▪ a thing accorded the supreme importance appropriate to a god: "don't make money your god"
   • 4. the gallery in a theatre: informal "they sat in the gods"

   exclamation

   • 1. used for emphasis or to express emotions such as surprise, anger, or distress: "God, what did I do to deserve this?"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch god and German Gott.

   Derivatives

   • 1. godhood noun
   • 2. godship noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • G

     2

   • O

     1

   • D

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