Word of God
Word of God proper noun: a sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as being the work of God.
Proper noun
the Word of God
- A sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as being the work of God.
- Smith argues that the Koran is the Word of God for Muslims.1996, H.M. Vroom, translated by Lucy Jansen, No Other Gods: Christian Belief in Dialogue with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, →ISBN
- This leads to a far reaching conclusion, proving that Quran is the Word of God Who exists2009, Fateh Ullah Khan, God Created the Universe with the Purpose to Serve Humankind, →ISBN, page 309
- The Logos, or God the Son.
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 1:1
- The creator(s) of a media franchise and/or their extradiegetic revelations about plot, characters, etc.
- To me, citing the letter is a bit like the whole Dumbledore is gay thing. Sure, we have the Word of God [1] that he is but I prefer my evidence to come from the text.2009 December 31, James Nicoll, “Re: Casting Tunnel”, in alt.fan.heinlein (Usenet)
- ABC screwed over My Wife and Kids by cancelling it after the creators had already been promised another season, thus ending the series on a cliffhanger as a result(though Word Of God's explanation for what would've happened next season lessens the blow somewhat).2012 February 29, Karolina Dean...Big money weave a mighty web, “Screwed by the Network”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)
Noun capitalized: word of God
word of God
- A message from God, or a manifestation of his will.
- And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, "Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, 'Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in.'"1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 17:3-4
- The Scriptures, especially when interpreted as the work of God rather than man.
- Just as it would be utterly vain to lay natural reasons of comfort to him who hath no wit, so would it undoubtedly be frustrate to lay spiritual causes of comfort to him who hath no faith. For unless a man first believe that holy scripture is the word of God, and that the word of God is true, how...1535, Sir Thomas More, Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation, Book I, ch. 2
Word of God meaning in Tamil and Arabic
Word of God in Tamil
- தேவவசனம், தெய்வவாக்கு
Word of God in Arabic
- sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as the work of God
- كَلَام اللّٰهِ kalām allāhi
Forms of Word of God
| alternative form | God's word |
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Origin of Word of God
From Middle English worde of god, wurde of god, variant of Middle English godes word, Godes word (“Word of God”, literally “God's word”), from Old English Godes word (“Word of God”). Compare West Frisian Wurd fan God, Dutch Woord van God.
Questions about Word of God
- What does Word of God mean?
- Word of God means a sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as being the work of God.
- What is Word of God in Tamil?
- Word of God in Tamil is தேவவசனம், தெய்வவாக்கு. See Word of God meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Word of God?
- Word of God can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Word of God in the dictionary
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