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deities

Syllables: de·i·ties/ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz/

deities is the plural of deity.

Meaning of deity

Noun

deity (countable and uncountable, plural deities)

  1. Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
    • Thou seest all, yet none at all sees thee: / All that is by the working of thy Deitee.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 4
    Synonyms:
    divinity
  2. A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.
    • The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology.1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 15
    Synonyms:
    god

Phrases with deities

Questions about deities

What is deities the plural of?
Deities is the plural of deity.
How do you pronounce deities?
Deities is pronounced /ˈdiː.ɪ.tiz/.

Words near deities in the dictionary

  1. Deiter
  2. Deiters
  3. Deiters' cell
  4. Deiters' cells
  5. Deiterses
  6. deities
  7. deity
  8. deityforsaken
  9. deityhood
  10. deityhoods
  11. deityless

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