Deity
/ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSynonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
nounA supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.
Sentence Examples
Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?
I found an alcove with a statue of a Hindu deity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In ancient myths, the sun was often worshipped as a powerful ____ by the villagers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Do you know which ____ this temple is dedicated to?
Word Origin & History
From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Thou seest all, yet none at all sees thee: / All that is by the working of thy Deitee."
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 4:
"The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology."
— 1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 15:
"Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity."
— 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 209:
"The crux of monotheism is not only belief in a single deity but belief in a deity who is different from everything else."
— 2000, Kenneth Seeskin, Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 23:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In ancient myths, the sun was often worshipped as a powerful ____ by the villagers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Do you know which ____ this temple is dedicated to?