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God God (go^d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. gu[eth], go[eth], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup,
prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h[=u], p.
p. h[=u]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore. [root]30. Cf.
{Goodbye}, {Gospel}, {Gossip}.]
1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and
to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity;
a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
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He maketh a god, and worshipeth it. --Is. xliv. 15.
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The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To bestial gods. --Milton.
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2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
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God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. --John iv. 24.
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3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
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Whose god is their belly. --Phil. iii. 19.
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4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. [R.] --Shak.
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Act of God. (Law) See under Act.

Gallery gods, the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater. [Colloq.]

God s acre, God s field, a burial place; a churchyard. See under {Acre}.

God s house. (a) An almshouse. [Obs.]
(b) A church.

God s penny, earnest penny. Obs. --Beau. & Fl.

God s Sunday, Easter. [1913 Webster]

God God, v. t. To treat as a god; to idolize. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English