god

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person of such superior qualities that they seem like a deity to other people

   The singer was a god to their fans.

2. 2
   noun

   A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.

   The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.

3. 3
   noun

   A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.

   In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism.

4. 4
   noun

   A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.

   He is the god of soccer!

5. 5
   noun

   An exceedingly handsome man.

   Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.

6. 6
   noun

   The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.

   The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD.

7. 7
   name

   Alternative letter-case form of God.

   And ſuch is to beare yͤ names of god with croſſes betwene ech name about them.

8. 8
   verb

   To idolize.

   CORIOLANUS: This last old man, / Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, / Loved me above the measure of a father; / Nay, godded me, indeed.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin. Cognates Cognate with Scots God (“God”), Yola God, Gud (“God”), gud (“god”), Saterland Frisian God (“God”), West Frisian God (“God”), god (“deity, god”), Alemannic German, Cimbrian, German, Luxembourgish and Mòcheno Gott (“God”), Central Franconian Jott (“God”), Dutch god (“deity, god”), Limburgish Gód (“God”), gód (“god”), Vilamovian Göt (“God”), Yiddish…