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   deity

   /ˈdeɪɪti/

   noun

   • 1. a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion): "a deity of ancient Greece"
   • ▪ divine status, quality, or nature: "a ruler driven by delusions of deity"
   • ▪ the creator and supreme being (in a monotheistic religion such as Christianity): "she raised her head as if appealing to the Deity presiding over the church"
   • ▪ a representation of a god or goddess, such as a statue or carving: "also on show is a bronze falcon deity"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the divine nature of God): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs), from deus ‘god’.

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