Meaning of god in English

god

/ɡɒd/ us

/ɡɑːd/

god noun [C] (SPIRIT)

a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or life and often worshipped for doing so, or something that represents this spirit or being:

the ancient Greek gods and goddesses

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The site was named after a Norse god.
Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.
The children enjoyed the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myth.
The gods smiled on us and we had brilliant sunshine throughout the day.
In the various regions of India, Hindus worship different gods and observe different religious festivals.

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god noun [C] (ADMIRED PERSON)

someone who is very important to you, who you admire very much, and who strongly influences you:

His most devoted fans think of him as a sort of god.

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god noun [C] (THEATRE)

the gods [ plural ] UK informal

the seats in a theatre that are at the highest level and the furthest distance from the stage:

We managed to get tickets but they were up in the gods, which wasn't ideal.

Idiom

those whom the gods love die young

God

noun [ S not after the ]

/ɡɒd/ us

/ɡɑːd/

(in some religions) the being who made the universe and is believed to have an effect on all things:

Do you believe in God?

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Do you believe in an all-powerful god ?
As an agnostic he believed that nothing can be known of the existence or nature of God.
God knows how we're going to be ready on time.
She believed that God doesn't exist.
Thank God you're here. I've been looking everywhere for you.

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Idioms

(oh my) God!
God bless (you)!
God helps those who help themselves
God knows
God only knows
God willing
hope/wish/swear to God
thank God
there is a God!

(Definition of god from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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god

noun [ C ]

/ɡɑd/

(female goddess, us/ˈɡɑd·əs/)

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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.

God

noun [ U ]

/ɡɑd/

(esp. in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim belief) the being that created and rules the universe, the earth, and its people:

Do you believe in God?

Idioms

God bless (you)

God only knows

(Definition of god from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of god

god

And she did not thank the gods for it.

From Wired

If a so-called all-powerful god made everything then why is his book(s) so full of inacuracies?

From CNN

He reduced their scale, and let his patience, his precision, his mastery of detail -- detail, the god of the model-maker -- do the rest.

From The New York Review of Books

You pray to the literary gods and hope that you get something really great.

From Hollywood Reporter

Playwrights today might settle all too readily for a stenographer's role, but they have within themselves the power of gods.

From Los Angeles Times

The gods never answer the questions asked of them, of course.

From Slate Magazine

All the gods have gone to sleep or are simply moribund.

From Huffington Post

And it is all done in the name of a god.

From CNN

What is good about a god that allows this to happen?

From CNN

Everyone has their time to go, that's what god has promised.

From CNN

There isn't a god, nor was there ever one.

From CNN

The arts and humanities teachers are either being squeezed out or being marginalized in favor of the technological gods.

From Washington Post

The gods only conveniently created things that people at that time could see with their own two eyes.

From CNN

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Translations of god

in Chinese (Traditional)

神靈, （主宰某個領域的）神, 神像…

in Chinese (Simplified)

神灵, （主宰某个领域的）神, 神像…

in Spanish

dios, Dios, dios [masculine]…

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deus, Deus, deus [masculine]…

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देव…

（多神教の）神, （特に）男神, 神（かみ）…

tanrı, Allah, tanrıça…

dieu [masculine], divinité [feminine], Dieu…

déu…

God, god…

ஒரு புனித ஆவி அல்லது பிரபஞ்சத்தின் அல்லது வாழ்க்கையின் சில பகுதியைக் கட்டுப்படுத்துவதாக நம்பப்படுகிறது மற்றும் அவ்வாறு செய்வதற்காக பெரும்பாலும் வணங்கப்படுகிறது, அல்லது இந்த சக்தியை அல்லது இதை சக்தி இருப்பதைக் குறிக்கும் ஒரு சொல், (சில மதங்களில்) பிரபஞ்சத்தை உண்டாக்கியவர் மற்றும் எல்லா விஷயங்களிலும் ஒரு விளைவை ஏற்படுத்துவார் என்று நம்பப்படுகிறது…

देवी-देवता, भगवान, ईश्वर…

દેવો અને દેવીઓ, ભગવાન, ઈશ્વર…

Gud, gudinde…

gud, gudinna…

Tuhan…

der Gott, die Gottheit…