deity
/ˈdiːɪtɪ/noun
(pl.-ies)
1- a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)(多神教中的)神; 女神:
a deity of ancient Greece.
古希腊神。
1.1
- mass noun divine status, quality, or nature神位, 神性:
a ruler driven by delusions of deity.
被神的错觉所驱使的统治者。
1.2
- (一般作the Deity)the creator and supreme being (in a monotheistic religion such as Christianity)(一神论宗教如基督教中的)上帝。
1.3
- a representation of a god or goddess, such as a statue or carving神塑像, 神雕像。
词源
Middle English (denoting the divine nature of God): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs), from deus 'god'.