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Ahura Mazda |
in Zoroastrianism, the supreme deity and creator of the world; Ormazd. |
Allah |
the name of the supreme deity in the Muslim religion. |
almighty |
having absolute power; all-powerful, as a deity. [1/3 definitions] |
ascription |
a prayer or text in praise of or attributing glory to a deity. [1/2 definitions] |
blaspheme |
to speak with disrespect or impiety of (a deity or anything sacred). [1/2 definitions] |
consecrate |
to make or declare sacred; to dedicate to a deity. [1/2 definitions] |
cult |
the rituals and observances of a particular religion, esp. those pertaining to a single deity. [1/4 definitions] |
daemon |
a god or secondary deity. [1/3 definitions] |
dedicate |
to declare (a monument, new building, special event, or act) to be in honor of a person or deity. [1/5 definitions] |
divinity |
(often cap.) a deity or divine being. [1/4 definitions] |
dryad |
(often cap.) in Greek and Roman mythology, a spirit or deity that presides over the woods; wood nymph. |
faun |
a rural deity in Roman mythology that had the upright stance and upper body of a man and the ears, horns, and lower body of a goat. |
god |
in various mythologies such as those of Greece and Rome, a being believed to have supernatural powers and therefore worshiped, esp. a male deity believed to control some part of nature or life in the world. [1/6 definitions] |
hymn |
a song or poem of praise written esp. in exaltation of a deity, nation, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
icon |
a visual representation of a deity or sacred personage which is itself regarded as sacred, esp. in certain churches, such as the Russian Orthodox. [1/4 definitions] |
idol |
a statue or image representing a deity and used as an object of worship. [1/3 definitions] |
Indra |
the Hindu god of rain and thunder, and the chief Vedic deity. |
libation |
the pouring out or away of a liquid to honor a deity, or the liquid so poured. [1/2 definitions] |
manifestation |
a form that something, such as a deity, an idea, or a spirit, can assume. [1/4 definitions] |
mean1 |
of a deity or fate, to intend (someone or something) for a particular purpose or end because of possessing special qualities. [1/9 definitions] |
Moloch |
a deity in the Old Testament, esp. the pagan god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom child sacrifices were offered. [1/2 definitions] |
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