deity

UK: 'Deity', 'deity': /ˈdeɪɪti/, /ˈdiːɪtɪ/

US: /ˈdiɪti/

US: (dē′i tē)

Inflections of 'deity' (n): npl: deities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•i•ty /ˈdiɪti/   n., pl. -ties. 

1. Religion [countable] a god or goddess.
2. Religion the Deity, [ proper noun;
   the + ~] God.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•i•ty  (dē′i tē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. Religion a god or goddess.
2. Religion divine character or nature, esp. that of the Supreme Being;
   divinity.
3. the estate or rank of a god:
   The king attained deity after his death.
4. a person or thing revered as a god or goddess:
   a society in which money is the only deity.
5. Religion the Deity, God;
   Supreme Being.

• Late Latin deitāt- (stem of deitās), equivalent. to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -tāt- -ty, formed after Latin dīvīnitās divinity
• Old French
• Middle English deite 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

deity / ˈdeɪtɪ ˈdiːɪ-/ noun ( -ties)

1. a god or goddess
2. the state of being divine; godhead
3. the rank, status, or position of a god
4. the nature or character of God

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin deitās, from Latin deus god

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Deity / ˈdeɪtɪ ˈdiːɪ-/ noun

1. the Deity ⇒ the Supreme Being; God