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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·i·ty (plural -ties) ETYMOLOGY Middle English deitee, from Anglo-French deité,from Late Latin deitat-, deitas, from Latin deus god; akin to Old English Tīw, god of war, Latin divus god, dies day, Greek diosheavenly, Sanskrit deva heavenly, god DATE 14th century 1. a. the rank or essential nature of a god : divinity b. capitalized : god 1, Supreme Being2. a god or goddess the deities of ancient Greece 3. one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful English Etymology deity c.1300, from O.Fr . deite, from L.L. deitatem (nom. deitas) "divine nature," coined by Augustine from L. deus "god," from PIE*deiwos (see Zeus).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 deity deity / 5deiEti; 5di:Eti / noun(pl. -ies) 1. [C] a god or goddess 神；女神: Greek / Roman / Hindu deities 希腊/罗马/印度教诸神 2. the Deity [sing.] (formal) God 上帝；天主 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English deity noun ADJ. major, supreme | lesser, minor one of the minor Greek deities | benevolent | patron a shrine to the patron deity of the city | female, male | heathen, local, pagan, Roman, etc. VERB + DEITY worship a tribe that worshipped two main deities PHRASES the incarnation/manifestation/representation of a deity Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: fainéant deity de·i·ty \ˈdēəd.ē, -ətē, -i sometimes ˈdāə-\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English deitee, from Middle French deité, from Late Latin deitat-, deitas (probably translation of Greek theotēs), from Latin deus god + -itat-, -itas -ity; akin to Old English Tīw, god of war, Old High German Zīo, Old Norse Tȳr, god of war, Gothic sinteins daily, Latin divus divine, god, dies day, Juppiter, god of the sky, Greek dios heavenly, Zeus, god of the sky, Sanskrit deva god, dyaus sky, day; basic meaning: sky 1. a. often capitalized : divine nature or rank : the essential nature of a god or of a supreme being : divinity , godhead , godhood < doctrines of the deity of Christ > b. capitalized : supreme being, god II < entering into communion with the Deity > 2. : a god or goddess < the tutelary deity of the village — J.G.Frazer > 3. a. : a person or thing that is exalted or revered as supremely good or great < such established American deities as Daniel Boone, Kit Carson — J.D.Hart > < a world in which power is the deity > b. : one that holds or wields supreme power or influence in some field < the deities of the banking world > |
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