One entry found for deity.

Entry Word: deity
Function: noun
Text: 1 a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world <to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea>
Synonyms divinity, god
Related Words angel, demigod, demon (or daemon), devil, spirit, supernatural
2 capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe <we prayed to the Deity for salvation>
Synonyms Allah, Almighty, Creator, Divinity, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being
3 the quality or state of being divine <the repudiation of the claim of deity by the Japanese emperor after the end of World War II> -- see DIVINITY