Deity

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Deity', 'deity': /ˈdeɪɪti/, /ˈdiːɪtɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdiɪti/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē′i tē)

Inflections of 'deity' (n): npl: deities

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Deity /ˈdeɪtɪ; ˈdiːɪ-/ n

de•i•ty /ˈdiɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.

de•i•ty (dē′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.

Religiona god or goddess.
Religiondivine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being;
divinity.
the estate or rank of a god:The king attained deity after his death.
a person or thing revered as a god or goddess:a society in which money is the only deity.
Religion the Deity, God;
Supreme Being.

Late Latin deitāt- (stem of deitās), equivalent. to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -tāt- -ty, formed after Latin dīvīnitās divinity
Old French
Middle English deite 1250–1300

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deity /ˈdeɪtɪ; ˈdiːɪ-/ n ( pl -ties)

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin deitās, from Latin deus god

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