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单词 deity
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deity

noun
/ˈdeɪəti/, /ˈdiːəti/
/ˈdeɪəti/, /ˈdiːəti/
(plural deities)
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  1. [countable] a god or goddess
    • Greek/Roman/Hindu deities
    Extra Examples
    • a tribe that worshipped two main deities
    • Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.
    • a shrine to the patron deity of the city
    • one of the minor Greek deities
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • powerful
    • supreme
    • lesser
    verb + deity
    • honour/​honor
    • worship
    • invoke
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  2. the Deity
    [singular] (formal) GodTopics Religion and festivalsc2
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the divine nature of God): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs), from deus ‘god’.
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