god
A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love.
An idol.
A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
(figurative) Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
(figurative) A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
(figurative, informal) A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.
(figurative, informal) An exceedingly handsome man.
(Internet, roleplaying games) The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.
To idolize.
This last old man, / Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, / Loved me above the measure of a father; / Nay, godded me, indeed.
To deify.
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