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Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American public life, and celebrities themselves were going to be worshiped as minor deities were in the ancient world. The idea was: if you could get them, think how many people would follow.
Lawrence Wright

Meaning of "deities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEITIES

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Deities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deities

Deity

In religious belief, a deity is a supernatural being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred. Some religions have one supreme deity, while others have multiple deities of various ranks. C. Scott Littleton's Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology defined a deity as "a being with powers greater than those of ordinary humans, but who interacts with humans, positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of consciousness beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life." Deities are depicted in a variety of forms, but are also frequently expressed as having human form. Some faiths and traditions consider it blasphemous to imagine or depict the deity as having any concrete form. Deities are often thought to be immortal, and are commonly assumed to have personalities and to possess consciousness, intellects, desires, and emotions comparable but usually superior to those of humans. A male deity is a god, while a female deity is a goddess. Historically, natural phenomena whose causes were not well understood, such as lightning and catastrophes such as earthquakes and floods, were attributed to them.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEITIES

deinonychus
deinosaur
deinothere
deinotheria
deinotherium
deionisation
deionization
deionizer
deiparous
deipnosophist
Deirdre
deiseal
deisheal
deism
deist
deistic
deistical
deistically
deity
deixis

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of deities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deities

Translation of «deities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEITIES

Find out the translation of deities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deidades
570 millions of speakers

English

deities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देवताओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الآلهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

божества
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divindades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেবতার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

divinités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dewa-dewa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gottheiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神々
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các vị thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெய்வங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanrılar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divinità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bóstwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

божества
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zeități
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θεότητες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gode
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gudomar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

guddommer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEITIES»

The term «deities» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.331 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEITIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deities

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QUOTES WITH «DEITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deities.
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Lawrence Wright
Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American public life, and celebrities themselves were going to be worshiped as minor deities were in the ancient world. The idea was: if you could get them, think how many people would follow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEITIES»

Discover the use of deities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible DDD
In this second edition of the Dictionary, thirty entries appear for the first time. More than 100 others have been brought up to date with the latest research.
K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, 1999
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The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth ...
A Pixar animator offers a colorful, close-up look at the most important gods and goddesses of the Hindu religion, in a collection of full-color illustrations, accompanied by concise profiles and the stories of Hindu mythology.
Sanjay Patel, 2006
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Dictionary of Ancient Deities
From Athena and Brahma to the evil demon king Kgworekara of the African Fan people and the Babylonian dream messenger Zagar, this title is one of the most extensive references ever compiled on ancient deities.
Patricia Turner, Charles Russell Coulter, 2001
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The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in ...
Repudiating the traditional view that Israel was fundamentally different in culture and religion from its Canaanite neighbors, this provocative book argues that Israelite religion developed, at least in part, from the religion of Canaan.
Mark S. Smith, 2002
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Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia
Explores the practice of taking ritual vows in South Asia, a lay tradition prevalent in the region’s religions.
Selva J. Raj, William P. Harman, 2012
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The Deities Are Many: A Polytheistic Theology
Provides a theology of polytheism—the belief in many deities—using examples from a wide range of world religions.
Jordan Paper, 2012
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Mortals & Deities - Book Two of the Genesis of Oblivion Saga
Two brothers, Alant and Arderi Cor, find themselves on oppisite sides of a war whose beginnings are lost in time.
Maxwell Alexander Drake, Jo Wilkins, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities makes those names available to the general reader as well as the scholar. This reference work lists all the known gods through recorded history.
Charles Russell Coulter, Patricia Turner, 2013
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Celluloid Deities: The Visual Culture of Cinema and Politics ...
Studying the manufacture and reception of these billboards_known locally as banners and cutouts_within the context of the entwined histories of the cinema industry and political parties in Tamil Nadu, Preminda Jacob reveals the broader ...
Preminda Jacob, 2008
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God in Translation: Deities in Cross-cultural Discourse in ...
God in Translation offers a substantial, extraordinarily broad survey of ancient attitudes toward deities, from the Late Bronze Age through ancient Israel and into the New Testament.
Mark S. Smith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deities is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's free: chariot fest and musical at Miller
Chariots bearing Hindu deities are pulled along the parade route. The evening includes traditional dance performances, a vegan dinner and ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
2
Am I A Hindu?
Till now, my village had worshipped only deities such as Karuppaswamy, Sudalaimadan, Kanniamman. My people (including me) knew of the ... «Swarajya, Jul 15»
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The 9 Most Ridiculous Badasses of the Warhammer Fantasy Game
Khaine was not the most pleasant of deities, and his sword perpetually dripped with blood. As you might have guessed, using it was a bad ... «io9, Jul 15»
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Pope Francis Visits Bolivia, The Land Of The Earth Goddess …
Local indigenous deities include the sun god Inti, who is considered to be the divine ancestor of the ancient Inca. Rituals celebrating Inti are ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Pixar's New Short Film 'Sanjay's Super Team' Will Star Hindu Gods …
... Sanjay's Super Team is about a boy who favours cartoons over religious observances, but who eventually ends up visualising Hindu deities ... «Indiatimes.com, Jul 15»
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NBA in Montreal: Hoop dream or reality?
Outside, golden statues of hockey deities like Rocket Richard and Jean Beliveau guard arena. Bleue, blanc, rouge pulsing in the local veins. «Sportsnet.ca, Jul 15»
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Soul Evolution Principal: The Four Stages
Religions of the world program the followers to worship invisible beings and deities and surrender notion of self. Some religions openly refer to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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'No Mobile Phone Used During Brahma Parivartan Ritual'
Following an investigation into the reports of photographs of the sacred rituals, 'Brahma' and 'Patali' of the old deities being circulated in the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Spock, Mordor, Kirk: Some Of The Names Suggested For Pluto System
... moons include river gods for the satellites Styx, dogs for Kerberos, dragons and serpents on Hydra and deities of the night for features on Nix. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
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'SMITE' Hits Open Beta On Xbox One, Free To Play For All
The game features multiple pantheons of gods and deities based on Norse, Greek, Chinese, Egyptian, Roman, and Mayan mythologies, ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

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