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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

God

/gŏd/ · IPA /ɡɑd/
01 a. & n. Good.
  1. 1.
    Good.[Obs.]
02 n. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of…
  1. 1.
    A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
    “He maketh a god, and worshipeth it.” — Is. xliv. 15.
    “The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To bestial gods.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
    “God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” — John iv. 24.
  3. 3.
    A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
    “Whose god is their belly.” — Phil. iii. 19.
  4. 4.
    Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power.[R.]
Phrases & compounds
Act of God — See under Act.
Gallery gods — the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater.
God's acre — a burial place; a churchyard. See under Acre.
God's house — An almshouse.
God's penny — earnest penny.
God's Sunday — Easter.
03 v. t. To treat as a god; to idolize.
  1. 1.
    To treat as a god; to idolize.[Obs.]