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deity
English
Etymology
From Middle French deité, from Latin deit?s.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?di?.?.t?/, /?de?.?.t?/, /?de???.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?di.?.ti/, [?di.?.?i], /?de?.?.ti/, [?de?.?.?i]
- Hyphenation: de?i?ty
Noun
deity (countable and uncountable, plural deities)
- Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god. [from 14th c.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.X.4:
- Thou seest all, yet none at all sees thee: / All that is by the working of thy Deitee.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.X.4:
- A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess. [from 14th c.]
- 2000, Kenneth Seeskin, Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, Oxford University Press (?ISBN), page 23:
- The crux of monotheism is not only belief in a single deity but belief in a deity who is different from everything else.
- 2000, Kenneth Seeskin, Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, Oxford University Press (?ISBN), page 23:
Synonyms
- (a god): See Thesaurus:god
Hyponyms
- household deity
Related terms
Translations
See also
- cosmocrat
- deism
- god
- godliness
- theism
References
Anagrams
- Tidey, etyid
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idol
English
Alternative forms
- idoll (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (eíd?lon, “image, idol”), from ????? (eîdos, “form”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing, image”), from *weyd- (“to see”). Doublet of eidolon and idolum.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ??d(?)l, IPA(key): /?a?d(?)l/
- Rhymes: -a?d?l
- Homophones: idle, idyl(l) (US pronunciation)
Noun
idol (plural idols)
- A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- 1911 The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God, J. Milton Hayes:
- There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.
- 1911 The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God, J. Milton Hayes:
- A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
- (Asia, originally Japan) Popular entertainer; usually young, captivating, attractive; and often female, with an image of being close to fans.
- '26 January 2016, Mariko Oi, The dark side of Asia’s pop music industry - BBC News
- '26 January 2016, Mariko Oi, The dark side of Asia’s pop music industry - BBC News
- (obsolete) An eidolon or phantom; something misleading or elusive.
Synonyms
- (a worshipped representation): afgod (obsolete)
- (a celebrated person): icon, star, superstar
Derived terms
- idolatry
- idolise, idolize
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ???? (aidoru)
Translations
Anagrams
- Lodi, OLDI, diol, lido, loid, olid
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -o?l
Noun
idol n (singular definite idolet, plural indefinite idoler)
- idol
Inflection
Polish
Etymology
From French idole, from Latin ?d?lum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (eíd?lon, “image; idol”), from ????? (eîdos, “form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i.d?l/
Noun
idol m pers (feminine idolka)
- idol (cultural icon, especially popular person)
Declension
Noun
idol m inan
- idol (representation of anything revered)
- Synonyms: bo?ek, ba?wan
Declension
Further reading
- idol in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- idol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From Greek ?????? (eídolo), partially through the intermediate of Old Church Slavonic ????? (idol?). Compare Aromanian idul, Serbo-Croatian idol.
Noun
idol m (plural idoli)
- idol
- pagan divinity
- (popular) demon
Synonyms
- (demon): demon, drac, diavol, aghiu??, naiba
Related terms
- idolatru
- idolatrie
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?do?l/
- Hyphenation: i?dol
Noun
ìd?l m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- idol
Declension
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