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My main point here is that if you are the child of God and God is a part of you, the in your imagination God suppose to look like you. And when you accept a picture of the deity assigned to you by another people, you become the spiritual prisoners of that other people.
John Henrik Clarke

Meaning of "deity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEITY

From Old French, from Late Latin deitās, from Latin deus god.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEITY

deity  [ˈdeɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deity 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 DEITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deity

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.

Definition of deity in the English dictionary

The first definition of deity in the dictionary is a god or goddess. Other definition of deity is the state of being divine; godhead. Deity is also the rank, status, or position of a god.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEITY


eighty
ˈeɪtɪ
Haiti
ˈheɪtɪ
Kowaiti
kəʊˈweɪtɪ
Koweiti
kəʊˈweɪtɪ
Kuwaiti
kʊˈweɪtɪ
matey
ˈmeɪtɪ
maty
ˈmeɪtɪ
paneity
pæˈneɪtɪ
platy
ˈpleɪtɪ
postnati
pəʊstˈneɪtɪ
pratie
ˈpreɪtɪ
slatey
ˈsleɪtɪ
slaty
ˈsleɪtɪ
tatie
ˈteɪtɪ
weighty
ˈweɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEITY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEITY

aureity
conceity
contemporaneity
corporeity
diaphaneity
erogeneity
extemporaneity
gaseity
haecceity
heterogeneity
homogeneity
incorporeity
inhomogeneity
instantaneity
perseity
seity
simultaneity
spontaneity
the Deity
velleity

Synonyms and antonyms of deity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEITY»

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

Translation of «deity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deidad
570 millions of speakers

English

deity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देवता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ألوهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

божество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divindade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেবতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

divinité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dewa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gottheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dewa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vị thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெய்வம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tanrı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divinità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bóstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

божество
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

divinitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θεότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

god
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gudom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

guddom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEITY»

The term «deity» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.850 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deity.
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Max Beckmann
Space, and space again, is the infinite deity which surrounds us and in which we are ourselves contained.
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Helena Blavatsky
Becoming is the mode of activity of the uncreate deity.
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John Henrik Clarke
My main point here is that if you are the child of God and God is a part of you, the in your imagination God suppose to look like you. And when you accept a picture of the deity assigned to you by another people, you become the spiritual prisoners of that other people.
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John Henrik Clarke
We have been educated into believing someone else's concept of the deity, and someone else's standard of beauty. You have the right to practice any religion and politics in a way that best suits your freedom, your dignity, and your understanding. And once you do that, you don't apologize.
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Rebecca Harding Davis
Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage.
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Greg Graffin
I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity.
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Dag Hammarskjold
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.
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Donny Osmond
A belief in God is vitally important, not just in show business, but stability in life. You know, to recognize deity is the most important thing that you can do. I mean, it comes to the Ten Commandments. They weren't ten suggestions. They were Ten Commandments.
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Caroline Rhea
I'm very impressed by St. Patrick's. Another deity to me is definitely Saks Fifth Avenue. Someone told me that when they go to Vermont, they feel like they're home. I'm that way at Saks.
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William Robertson Smith
The dissolution of the nation destroys the national religion, and dethrones the national deity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEITY»

Discover the use of deity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deity
Combining intricate forensics with meticulous detection and the warped psychology of a psychopath, DEITY is a serial killer thriller of the highest order to rival the very best of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Peter Robinson.
Steven Dunne, 2012
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Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ
Putting Jesus in His Place is designed to introduce Christians to the wealth of biblical teaching on the deity of Christ and give them the confidence to share the truth about Jesus with others.
Robert M. Bowman, J. Ed Komoszewski
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Alternative Krishnas: Regional and Vernacular Variations on ...
Going beyond the standard depictions of Krishna in the epics, this book uses regional and vernacular sources to present a wide range of Krishna traditions.
Guy L. Beck, 2012
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Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom: Development Stage Meditation in ...
This book contains eloquent and inspiring classic writings that lay out the central trainings on the path of Tantra---in particular, the use of visualization and sound in meditation practice.
Jigme Lingpa, 2007
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Deity Yoga: In Action and Performance Tantra
This work forms the basis of higher tantric practices and explains the meditative rites of deity yoga.
Tsong kha pa blo bzang grags pa, bsTan 'dzin rgya mtsho ((Dalaï-lama XIV ;), Jeffrey Hopkins, Ph. D., 1981
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Christ's Deity: The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; Truth, ...
Christ's Deity: The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; Truth, Myth and Challenges discusses Christ's Deity, an issue of life and death, a challenging issue of ages that challenges the minds of men and women, the mind of anyone who is mature, ...
Anastasia Sylvia, 2011
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Natural theology; or, Evidences of the existence and ...
OF THE PERSONALITY OF THE DEITY. Contrivance, if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Amongst other things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished from what is sometimes called nature ...
William Paley, James Paxton, 1826
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Hero and deity: Tran Hung Dao and the resurgence of popular ...
The book is a contribution to the ethnography of Vietnam, cultural studies, and Asian studies and also an original and stimulating introduction to contemporary Vietnamese society.
Pham Quynh Phuong, Quỳnh Phương Phạm, 2009
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R.S. Thomas: Identity, Environment, Deity
This is the first book to treat Thomas's entire oeuvre and will prove to be an indispensible guide and companion to the complete poems.
Christopher Morgan, 2003
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Deity and Morality: With Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy
Originally published in 1968, this book includes topics such as Mediaeval attitudes to deity and morality; Religious myth, images and language; Comparative conceptions of deity.
Burton F. Porter, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Do It Like A Deity: A Dutch Artist Depicts Gods Gone Wild
Editor's Note: Before you scroll down, a warning that the images below depict gods, goddesses and biblical figures engaging in some NSFW ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Am I A Hindu?
In my grandfather's generation, I have never seen any other form of worship than the worship of our communal deity (nor have I heard them ... «Swarajya, Jul 15»
3
The Peculiar Reason The Oklahoma Governor Is Refusing To …
... applied for a permit to install another a sculpture of a Baphomet, a goat-headed deity often used to represent Satan, on statehouse grounds. «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
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Randy Goodman, Sony Nashville's New CEO, Talks New Top …
So it was funny, but I was blown away by his supportive words, since Sony Nashville is made in his image -- not trying to make him a deity.". «Billboard, Jul 15»
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Botad gangrape victim gives birth to child, govt to take care of newborn
This stone is removed from her head only after the community's deity (Mataji) will indicate that she is now 'clean'. If the victim cannot 'pass' this ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Inscriptions Say Small Temples in Kumari Too Had Devadasis
On the stone inscription 1, the main deity of the temple was mentioned as Udaya Marthanda Vinnagar Emperuman and the village's name ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Glorp Studios, Born of a Drunken Snapchat, is Denton's Newest …
... a matter of time before he and his roommate, Keelan Tollefson, named their Denton home studio and venue in honor of the fictional deity. «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
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The promised Comforter precedes Christ's return
I am in the Father and the Father is in me” (verses 9, 10, NIV).4 Theologians refer to this text when they discuss Jesus' deity, and, indeed, it is ... «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
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Soul Evolution Principal: The Four Stages
... misguided sense of spiritual elitism, or an enslaved sense of self (a mind that is enslaved to a guru, a sect, a god or deity) we stop evolving. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Hail our new death stare queen: Delta Goodrem cracks it at Jessie J …
Bravely/stupidly, Joe chose the Maddens. This enraged the deity, who swiftly enacted some Old Testament-style vengeance. While walking up ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

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