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god

 
/gɑd/ n [C] (female goddess /ˈgɑd·əs/)

Definition

a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or life and often worshiped for doing so, or a representation of this being: the god of war A god can also be someone who is admired a lot or too much: Dr. Tay is a god to me.
(Definition of god n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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