GOD
\ɡˈɒd], \ɡˈɒd], \ɡ_ˈɒ_d]\
Definitions of GOD
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The occupants of the upper gallery in a theatre.
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The self-existent supreme Creator and Up holder of the universe; a being conceived of and worshipped as endowed with Divine power; an idol; any person or thing deifled or too much honoured; a ruler, as representing God.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The Supreme Being; the Almighty; an idol or improper object of worship. Note.-In written or printed compositions, the word God, designating the Supreme Being, begins with a capital letter, thus, God; but when an idol or false god is meant the word is wholly in small letters, thus, god.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, German, Gothic] The Supreme Being; Jehovah;—an object of worship; a divinity;—a heathen deity; an idol;—a ruler; a judge;—an angel;—any person idolized or honoured sinfully;—any object esteemed and pursued as the chief good.
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