de·i·ty
noun/ˈdeɪəti/, /ˈdiːəti/
/ˈdeɪəti/, /ˈdiːəti/
(plural deities)
- [countable] a god or goddess
神；女神 - Greek/Roman/Hindu deities
希腊／罗马／印度教诸神
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2- a tribe that worshipped two main deities
崇拜两个主神的部落 - Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.
许多动物被看作神的化身。 - a shrine to the patron deity of the city
供奉这座城市的守护神的圣坛 - one of the minor Greek deities
希腊次要神祗中的一位
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- supreme
- lesser
- …
- honour/honor
- worship
- invoke
- …
- Greek/Roman/Hindu deities
- the Deity[singular] (formal) God
上帝；无上的天主
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the divine nature of God): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs), from deus ‘god’.