God

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage Note 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Related terms 1.1.4 Translations 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related Terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See Also 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 2.2 Proper Noun 3 Frisian 3.1 Proper noun 4 Anglo-Saxon 5 Swedish 5.1 Adjective

English

Noun

god (plural gods)

1. The deity of Judaism and Christianity.
2. A deity; a typically immortal being with superior powers
3. A deity in charge of a specific matter

   Posseidon was the Greek god of the ocean.

4. (Hinduism and Buddhism) A being temporarily reborn (reincarnated) into one of the realms of gods as a result of positive karma
5. A person in high position of authority or admiration; an expert or celebrity

Usage Note

The word "god" is often applied both to males and females. There is also a female form "goddess".

Synonyms

• deity

Related terms

• demigod
• god-fearing
• godded
• goddess
• godding
• godhead
• godhood
• godlike
• godling
• godly
• godsend
• godship
• godward
• ungodly

Translations

Arabic: إِله (ilah) Basque: jainko Czech: bůh m Danish: gud Dutch: god m Estonian: jumal Finnish: jumala French: dieu m German: Gott m Hebrew: אלוהים (E'lo'him) (Can be related as male, female, singular or plural, however word form is plural) Hungarian: isten Indonesian: dewa Irish: dia

Italian: dio m Japanese: 神 (かみ, kami) Latin: deus m, dea f Nauruan: Gott Persian: خدا (Khoda), خداوند (Khodavand) Polish: bóg m Portuguese: deus m Romanian: zeu m Romanica: deo m Rukiga: Ruhanga Russian: бoг (bog) m Slovak: boh m Slovene: bog m Spanish: dios Swedish: gud c (m)

Proper noun

God

1. The single god of various monotheistic religions.
2. An impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force.

Synonyms

• Allah
• almighty
• divine father
• divine mother
• G-d
• Jehovah
• most high
• Yahweh

Related Terms

• God Squad
• Oh my God
• goddamn and related terms

Translations

Arabic: الله (ʾAllāh) Basque: Jaungoiko(a), Jainko(a) Catalan: Déu m Chinese: 神, 天主, 上帝, 基督 Czech: Bůh, Hospodin, Pán m Dutch: God m Estonian: Jumal Finnish: Jumala French: Dieu m Frisian: God German: Gott m Hebrew: יהוה (YHVH) Hungarian: Isten, Úristen, Jóisten Indonesian: Tuhan Interlingua: Deo Irish: Dia Italian: Dio

Japanese: 神様 (かみさま, kamisama), 神 (かみ, kami) Judeo-Spanish: Dio Korean: 신 (神, sin) Latin: Deus m Maltese: Alla Nauruan: Gott Occitan: Deu Persian: خُدا (xodā), خُداوَند (xodāvænd) Polish: Bóg m Portuguese: Deus Romanian: Dumnezeu m Romanica: Deo m Slovak: Boh m Slovene: Bog m Spanish: Dios m Swedish: Gud Welsh: Duw m

See Also

• atheism
• divine
• monotheism
• polytheism
• tetragrammaton
• theism

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Dutch

Noun

god (Plural: goden, Diminutive: godje)

1. god

Related terms

• godin

Proper Noun

God

1. God

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Frisian

Proper noun

God

1. God

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Anglo-Saxon

god

1. (long "o") good
2. (short "o") God

   God is god. - translation: God is good.

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Swedish

Adjective

god

1. good, as opposite of evil.
2. Something which tastes pleasant.

             common   neuter
singular       god     gott
plural         goda    goda