How do you use the word "god" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "god": It depends what you mean by "believe" in God. Do you believe in God?

God Meaning

/ɡɒd/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

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

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

Sentence Examples

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

Do you believe in God?

God grant that you come home safe and sound.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

immortal deity divinity

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

In ancient myths, the sun ____ rode a golden chariot across the sky.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

In many ancient cultures, people believed that a powerful ____ controlled the weather and the success of the harvest.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin. Cognates 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”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love." — 2002, Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby:

"whose god is their belly" — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philippians 3:19:

"There was an order in the universe, but it was no longer the order of the past. There was only one God, whose name was steam and spoke in the voice of Malthus, McCulloch, and anyone who employed machinery." — 1962, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution. 1789-1848, page 186:

"In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism." — 1959, Percy E. Corbett, Law in Diplomacy, page 105:

"Someone had said he'd look a god in kilts." — a. 1918, Wilfred Owen, Disabled:

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