Engelsk substantiv: God | |||
1. | God (om person) the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Supreme Being | ||
Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | spiritual being, supernatural being | ||
Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | Allah, Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, Jehovah, JHVH, Lord, Maker, Wahvey, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe, Yahweh, YHVH, YHWH | ||
2. | god (om person) any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | deity, divinity, immortal | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | spiritual being, supernatural being | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Anglo-Saxon deity, Celtic deity, Chinese deity, daemon, demigod, demiurge, earth god, earth-god, Egyptian deity, god of war, goddess, Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity, Greek deity, Hindu deity, Japanese deity, Norse deity, Persian deity, Phrygian deity, Roman deity, saint, sea god, Semitic deity, snake god, sun god, Teutonic deity, war god, zombi, zombie | ||
Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | Arhant, Arhat, Boddhisatva, Bodhisattva, Demogorgon, Hypnos, lohan, Morpheus, Quetzalcoatl | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | pantheon | ||
3. | god (om person) a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was a god among men. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | higher-up, superior, superordinate | ||
4. | god (om gjenstand) a material effigy that is worshipped | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. Money was his god. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | graven image, idol | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | effigy, image, simulacrum | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | golden calf, joss, Juggernaut | ||