| Deity | n.; pl. Deities [ OE. deite, F. déité, fr. L. deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. di^os divine, Zey`s, gen. Dio`s, Zeus, Skr. dēva divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dyō sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw. Cf. Divine, Journey, Journal, Tuesday. ] 1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works. [ 1913 Webster ] They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A god or goddess; a heathen god. [ 1913 Webster ] To worship calves, the deities
Of Egypt. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Deity, God, the Supreme Being. [ 1913 Webster ]
This great poet and philosopher [ Simonides ], the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity, found that he waded but the more out of his depth. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] |
