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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deity \De"i*ty\, n.; pl {Deities}. [OE. deite, F. d['e]it['e], 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. d[=e]va divine, as a noun god, daiva divine, dy[=o] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deity n : any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: {divinity}, {god}, {immortal}]
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