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1. Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
   - deity, divinity, immortal
    
2. A man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
   "he was a god among men"
    
3. A material effigy that is worshipped
   "money was his god"
   - idol, graven image

1. Used to express surprise
   - crikey [Brit], cripes, cor [Brit], crumbs [Brit], gosh, golly, by George, by Jove, blimey [Brit], gorblimey [Brit], cor blimey [Brit], my, holy cow, holy mackerel, holy smoke, holy moley, holy moly, fancy [Brit], good grief, goodness, goodness me, Gordon Bennett, gracious, gracious me, fancy that, my word, oh, O, ah, oh boy, jeez, geez, strewth [Brit], struth [Brit], yikes, I'll be blowed [Brit], blow me [Brit], Holy-dooly [Austral], heck, blooming heck [Brit], jeepers, jeepers creepers, marry [archaic], well I never, heavens, good heavens, my goodness, Jesus, bejesus [N. Amer]

1. The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
   - Supreme Being

Derived forms: gods, Gods

See also: godly

Type of: effigy, higher-up, image, simulacrum, spiritual being, superior, supernatural being, superordinate

Part of: pantheon

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