Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions.
- n. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being.
- n. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality.
- n. An image of a supernatural being; an idol.
- n. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god.
- n. A very handsome man.
- n. A powerful ruler or despot.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- From Middle English, from Old English god ("deity") (akin to Old High German got (a rank of deity)), originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, both from the Proto-Germanic *gudan (compare Dutch god, German Gott, Danish gud), from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto- (“invoked [one]”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, to invoke”) or *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Not related to the word good. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old English. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“This use of the term, _which was common to him with his contemporaries_, and continued to be common after his time, is illustrated by his remarks on the passage, 'and the Logos was God'; in which he contended, that the Logos was god, in an inferior sense; -- not as we would say God, but _a god_, not _the_ divine being, but _a_ divine being.”
“Every tribe and every clan has its own protecting god, and every individual has his _my god_.”
“⁊ us ba neomen god ende · for {} ȝelde alle þe us god doð · ⁊ milci hare sawle þe us god {175} idon habbeð · hare sawle ⁊ alle cristene sawleS.”
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
“everyone needs an editor. shelby foote needed an editor. if god wrote books, *god* would need an editor.”
“It's not a 'god' particle Dec. 16, 2011 11:16 AM Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider cringe when journalists use the term "god particle" to describe the Higgs Boson, because it has nothing to do with religion - even though it may have been essential to the very creation of the universe as we know it.”
“It's not a 'god' particle Dec. 16, 2011 5:04 PM Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider cringe when journalists use the term "god particle" to describe the Higgs Boson, because it has nothing to do with religion - even though it may have been essential to the very creation of the universe as we know it.”
“How they get up every morning and have faith in god, is no different than how they get up everymorning and have faith in themselves and the world.”
Friendly religious questions for Christians and other monotheists
“To say the word god in American public discourse is to conjure up a number of images and ideas that serve to undermine democracy in name of religious freedom.”
The Huffington Post: Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou: 'Gods, Gays and Guns' (EXCERPT)
“You belief in god is based on faith, not on reason.”
“Images of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec rain god, surround the middle of the dome; the god is represented by a serpent that seems to leap out of the dome, its mouth open in a vicious, eternal stare, teeth bared, feathers festooning its head.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘god’.
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POL - people in power
daredevil, tzar, king, boss, master, commander, chief, kingpin, top banana, bigwig, big cheese, big wheel and 452 more...
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Olde Englisc
English words of Anglo-Saxon origin.
onslaught, slain, clove, clave, thrice, nincompoop, scorn, storm, scant, lurk, beneath, atop and 143 more...
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PHIL - vocabulary of thinking
philosophy, Socratic, dialogue, philosopher, Athenian, philosophical, politic, Greek, method, death, ancient, believe and 243 more...
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EN - 3-letter words of the pattern CVC
With the exception of abbreviations and mosaic words all types of words (proper names, past tense of verbs, etc.) are allowed.
for, was, not, his, but, has, had, can, her, him, new, now and 339 more...
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Headlines & Newsmakers
frugality, environment, extinction, bible, killer, jazz, cloning, dead, god, moon, global warming, bailout and 340 more...
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Words Associated With Jesus
Words that indentify Jesus and His Salvation to those who seek Him.
hope, grace, love, faith, salvation, truth, eternity, heaven, god, holy spirit, bible, scripture and 191 more...
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RELI - Genesis
Protagonists and relevant words in the Book of Creation (Source: King James Bible)
wrath, leaf, belly, prey, death, break, six, nod, dim, end, inn, judge and 1286 more...
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RELI - words with Biblical connotations
Words in the Bible evoking biblical stories or with special spiritual meaning. Proper names have been reduced to the minimum.
ark, judgement, holy, saint, baptism, spirit, love, eternal, altar, balsam, covenant, flood and 1115 more...
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Imbible Code ✞
Christian word branding; common English word-associatives connected to Bible terminology or scripture.
I also have a general Bible-word list.god, father, son, trinity, sacrament, knowledge, serpent, flood, evil, good, spirit, revelation and 118 more...
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My Little Phonies
Names for the next generation of My Little Ponies. Inspired by Star's list.
juggernaught, flamboyant, cuddly maggot, astrobleme, agroof, windburn, poshlost, crucifer, feedbag, dunderwhelp, nebelwerfer, bliss ninny and 453 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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3 Letter Words
A list of English words that are three letters long.
ace, act, ade, ado, add, ads, age, ago, ail, air, aim, all and 397 more...
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Capitonyms or capitonyms
Capitonyms are, properly, words which change meaning and sound when they change case. This particular list may also erringly include words which change meaning, but not sound. These are improper. S...
Turkey, turkey, China, china, August, august, Bill, bill, Catholic, catholic, Ionic, ionic and 94 more...
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LIT - Iliad - key words and protagonists
depict, delegation, daughter, Dardanus, Dardanian, Dardan, Hellespont, cupbearer, Crete, Cretan, Creon, copulate and 713 more...
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Semordnilap
Semordnilap is a name coined for a word or phrase that spells a different word or phrase backwards. semordnilap is itself palindromes spelled backwards. According to author O.V. Michaelsen, it was ...
was, saw, god, dog, gateman, nametag, enoteca, acetone, deliver, reviled, straw, warts and 16 more...
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Big Meaningful Words
Words that emcompass large concepts
idea, love, history, thought, life, sanity, earth, trinity, god, honesty, truth
Tweets
Looking for tweets for god.
tammanycall Public School Slang: 6th-form boy. Apr 14, 2009
muamor ..means good is Swedish. Good God - Bad God. God is dog the other way around. Does God come when you whistle? I'm sure s/he does. Jun 24, 2007