god

CEFRB1

/ɡɒd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A being believed to have supernatural power and control nature or life.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An idol., A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.

Examples

  • God grant that you come home safe and sound.

  • It depends what you mean by "believe" in God.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An idol., Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.

  2. A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.

  3. An idol.

More examples

In context

  • Do you believe in God?

  • The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.

  • He is the god of soccer!

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Origin

noun

Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish גאָט (got, “god; God”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish gud (“god; God”), Faroese Gud (“God”), Icelandic goð (“idol, pagan god”), guð, Guð (“God”), Norwegian Nynorsk Gu, Gud (“God”), gu, gud (“god”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ, “deity, god; God”). Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).