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Deity

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.

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Daemon 76% connected

Alt. of Daemonic

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Demigod 76% connected

A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

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Demiurge 76% connected

The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states.

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Goddess 76% connected

A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex.

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Saint 76% connected

A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God.

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Sea god 76% connected

A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have dominion over, the sea, or some particular sea or part of the sea, as Neptune.

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Deify 74% connected

To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Caesar was deified.

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Deify 74% connected

To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Caesar was deified.

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Containing group 1

Pantheon 70% connected

A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the building so called at Rome.

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Divinity 92% connected

The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.

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God 92% connected

Good.

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Immortal 92% connected

Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance.

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