English-Thai Dictionary

Deity

N พระเจ้า ใน ศาสนา ที่ นับถือ พระเจ้า องค์ เดียว  เช่น  ยิว  คริสต์  อิสลาม  พระผู้เป็นเจ้า  God Supreme Being Alpha and Omega pra-jao-nai-sad-sa-na-ti-nab-tue-pra-jao-ong-diao-chen-yiol khrid id-sa-lam

 

deity

N พระเจ้า  เทพเจ้า  เทพ  เทพธิดา  god goddess deva devi pra-jao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEITY

n. 1. Godhead; divinity; the nature and essence of the Supreme Being; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is manifest in his works.
2. God; the Supreme Being, or infinite self-existing Spirit.
3. A fabulous god or goddess; a superior being supposed, by heathen nations, to exist, and to preside over particular departments of nature; as Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, etc.
4. The supposed divinity or divine qualities of a pagan god.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEITY

De "i *ty, n.; pl. Deities. Etym: [OE. deite, F. déité, fr. L. deitas,fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. d divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dy 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. They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ. Milman.

 

2. A god or goddess; a heathen god. To worship calves, the deities Of Egypt. Milton. The Deity, God, the Supreme Being. 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deity

de i ty |ˈdēitē ˈdiədi ˈdeɪɪdi | ▶noun ( pl. deities ) a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion ): a deity of ancient Greece. • divine status, quality, or nature: a ruler driven by delusions of deity. • (usu. the Deity ) the creator and supreme being (in a monotheistic religion such as Christianity ). • a representation of a god or goddess, such as a statue or carving. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the divine nature of God ): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs ), from deus ‘god. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

deity

deity |ˈdeɪɪti, ˈdiːɪ -| ▶noun ( pl. deities ) a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion ): a deity of ancient Greece. • [ mass noun ] divine status, quality, or nature: a ruler driven by delusions of deity. • (usu. the Deity ) the creator and supreme being (in a monotheistic religion such as Christianity ). • a representation of a god or goddess, such as a statue or carving: also on show is a bronze falcon deity. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the divine nature of God ): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs ), from deus ‘god ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

deity

deity noun the deities of ancient Greece: god, goddess, divine being, supreme being, divinity, immortal; creator, demiurge; godhead.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

deity

deity noun god, goddess, divine being, celestial being, supreme being, divinity, immortal; creator, demiurge; godhead; daemon, numen; Hinduism avatar.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deity

de i ty /díːəti |déɪ -/名詞 複 -ties 1 C 神 (god ), 女神 (goddess )▸ the deities in Greek mythology ギリシャ神話中の神々 2 〖the D- 〗(天地創造の )神 (God ).3 U 神格, 神位, 神性 .