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There are some directors I hear about in nighttime or some I used to work with who walk around like gods.
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Meaning of "gods" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GODS

gods  [ɡɒdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GODS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gods 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 GODS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gods

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 gods in the English dictionary

The definition of gods in the dictionary is the gallery of a theatre.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GODS


fantods
ˈfænˌtɒdz
Mods
mɒdz
NACODS
ˈneɪkɒdz
odds
ɒdz
quads
kwɒdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GODS

godlily
godliness
godling
godly
godmother
Godolphin
godown
Godoy
godparent
godroon
godrooned
godsend
godship
godslot
godson
Godspeed
godsquad
Godthaab
Godunov
godward

WORDS THAT END LIKE GODS

backwoods
capital goods
consumer goods
deliver the goods
dry goods
durable goods
goods
household goods
in the lap of the gods
leather goods
methods
neck of the woods
organization and methods
processed foods
rubber goods
small goods
soft goods
the goods
white goods
woods

Synonyms and antonyms of gods in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GODS»

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

Translation of «gods» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GODS

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dioses
570 millions of speakers

English

gods
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देवताओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الآلهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deuses
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেবতাদের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuhan-tuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Götter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神々
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신들
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

கடவுளர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanrılar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dei
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bogowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θεοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gode
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gudar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

guder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gods

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GODS»

The term «gods» is very widely used and occupies the 8.089 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GODS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gods» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gods» 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 gods

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10 QUOTES WITH «GODS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gods.
1
Tina Ambani
I was the youngest of nine siblings... I lost my father when I was just 13. For me, the elders have been my gods.
2
Sri Aurobindo
She saw the myriad gods, and beyond God his own ineffable eternity; she saw that there were ranges of life beyond our present life, ranges of mind beyond our present mind and above these she saw the splendors of the spirit.
3
Kate Bernheimer
Well documented, the relationship of literature to myth in the Western world has undergone much change over the millennia, as first the age of gods fell away before the notion of a single god, and then, for many people, that single god slipped away, too.
4
Ludwig Borne
The difference between Liberty and liberties is as great as God and gods.
5
Eric Braeden
There are some directors I hear about in nighttime or some I used to work with who walk around like gods.
6
Joseph Campbell
Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.
7
Imogen Cunningham
I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
8
Thomas Dekker
Were there no women, men might live like gods.
9
Democritus
Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly.
10
Demosthenes
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GODS»

Discover the use of gods in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gods and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Gods
But the storm is about to break... Disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman's epic novel sees him on the road to the heart of America. Includes extra material exclusive to this Headline Review edition.
Neil Gaiman, 2011
2
Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost ...
Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts.
Graham Hancock, 2012
3
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
"An extremely readable history of risk." -Barron's "Fascinating . . . this challenging volume will help you understand the uncertainties that every investor must face." -Money "A singular achievement.
Peter L. Bernstein, 2012
4
Chariots of the Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past
The author attempts to explain such perplexing archaeological discoveries as the stone figures on Easter Island and various temple and cave drawings
Erich von Däniken, 1980
5
Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients
From beginning to end, the book is filled with facts, keen observations and tales that challenge modern assumptions in a humorous, intelligent and compelling way.
David Hatcher Childress, 2000
6
America's Four Gods: What We Say about God--and What That ...
The greatest divisions in America are not between atheists and believers, or even between people of different faiths. What divides us, this groundbreaking book shows, is how we conceive of God and the role He plays in our daily lives.
Paul Froese, Christopher Bader, 2010
7
Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes
From the ghettos of Prague to the halls of Valhalla to the Fortress of Solitude and the aisles of BEA and ComiCon, this is the first book to show the inextricable link between superheroes and the enchanted world of esoterica. * Chris ...
Chris Knowles, 2007
8
Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism
DIVAn ethnographic study of the development of racist paganism in the United States during the 1990s, examining the economic, cultural, and political developments racist paganism reacts to or makes use of./div ""Gods of the Blood" ...
Mattias Gardell, 2003
9
From Gods to God: How the Bible Debunked, Suppressed, Or ...
The Bible itself sometimes alludes to these traditions, often in surprising contexts. Written in clear and accessible language, this volume presents thirty such traditions.
Avigdor Shinan, Yair Zakovitch, 2012
10
Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus
Dani鬯u examines the earliest traditions of the Hindu and Greek gods of magical power, ecstatic sexuality, and transcendence.
Alain Daniélou, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GODS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gods is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Serving Real Gods in a Shallow Culture
One of the foundational principles of polytheism is that the Gods have agency. In colloquial terms, They do Their own things for Their own ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
FM Jaitley hopes rain gods may be kinder this year; says 8-10 …
"It appears that the rain gods may be kinder this year to us. The farm department has informed me that with better rainfalls in most parts of the ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
3
Bronze Age Gold Spirals May Have Been Sacrificed to Gods
A pile of 2,000 tangled gold spirals that bring to mind heaps of the fairy tale princess Rapunzel's golden locks were recently unearthed in ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
4
Even Gods Miss Buses! Sachin Tendulkar Misses His Last Bus And …
Sachin Tendulkar's exploits in cricket have made him the object of worship for a majority of cricketing fans. However, in a recent incident, ... «Indiatimes.com, Jul 15»
5
Chilling Out with the Great Gods on Samothrace: Natterings from …
Besides roaming over the extensive ruins of the millennia-old Sanctuary of the Great Gods, as described in the preceding blog, Samothrace ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Football gods turn on the injury-hit Dragons
Those damned football gods. St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor spent two months enjoying their largesse but yesterday he was cursing ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Rain gods may be kinder this year; growth trajectory up: Arun Jaitley
"It appears that the rain gods may be kinder this year to us. The farm department has informed me that with better rainfalls in most parts of the ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
8
Justice League: Gods and Monsters--Bruce Timm and Alan Burnett …
In Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman kill, maim, and—well—eat, more villains than the first five ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
9
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis: Review
This is the world into which we're immersed in The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis, a rising star in Latin American literature (The ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
10
GEOFF JOHNS Spins Off JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS & MEN Out of …
During Friday's One on One panel at COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO 2015, JUSTICE LEAGUE writer Geoff Johns revealed his ... «Newsarama, Jul 15»

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