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God Noun Spirit Worshipped Creator Ruler World Jews

word god
definition
noun
The name God is given to the spirit or being who is worshipped as the creator and ruler of the world, especially by Jews, Christians, and Muslims .
He believes in God.
God bless you.
In many religions, a god is one of the spirits or beings that are believed to have power over a particular part of the world or nature .
...Pan, the God of nature.
...Zeus, king of the gods.
Someone who is admired very much by a person or group of people, and who influences them a lot, can be referred to as a god .
To his followers he was a god.
other
convention
People sometimes use God in exclamations to emphasize something that they are saying, or to express surprise, fear, or excitement . This use could cause offence .
God, how I hated him!
Oh my God he's shot somebody.
Good God, it's Mr Harper!
God Almighty, Hart, you scared me silly.
inflections gods
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