deity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

Etymology

From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās.

In classic literature

Synonyms

divinity, god, immortal

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