deity

Etymology

From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās.

noun

  1. Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
  2. A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.
    The crux of monotheism is not only belief in a single deity but belief in a deity who is different from everything else. 2000, Kenneth Seeskin, Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, Oxford University Press, page 23

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