God /(?)/

God

a. & n.
  1. Good. [Obs.]

God

n.
  1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
    He maketh a god, and worshipeth it.
    — Is. xliv. 15.
    The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To bestial gods.
  2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
    God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
    — John iv. 24.
  3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
    Whose god is their belly.
    — Phil. iii. 19.
  4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. [R.]

Phrases & Compounds

Act of God
See under Act.
Gallery gods
the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater.
God's acre
a burial place; a churchyard. See under Acre.
God's house
An almshouse.
God's penny
earnest penny.
God's Sunday
Easter.

God

v. t.
  1. To treat as a god; to idolize. [Obs.]