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style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of deity" class="word__name--TTbAA">deity<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>c. 1300, <span class="foreign notranslate">deite</span>, "divine nature, godhood, attributes of a god;" late 14c., "a god, God, the Supreme Being or self-existing spirit," from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">deité</span>, from Late Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">deitatem</span> (nominative <span class="foreign notranslate">deitas</span>) "divine nature," coined by Augustine from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">deus</span> "god," from PIE <span class="foreign notranslate">*deiwos</span> "god," from root <a href="/word/*dyeu-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *dyeu- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*dyeu-</a> "to shine," in derivatives "sky, heaven, god." From 1580s as "a being to whom a divine or godlike nature is attributed."</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:c.%201300">c. 1300</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to deity">Entries linking to <i>deity</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of *dyeu-" href="/word/*dyeu-#etymonline_v_52651">*dyeu-<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to shine," in derivatives "sky, heaven, god."</p> <p>It forms all or part of: <a href="/word/adieu" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of adieu " class="crossreference notranslate">adieu</a>; <a href="/word/adios" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of adios " class="crossreference notranslate">adios</a>; <a href="/word/adjourn" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of adjourn " class="crossreference notranslate">adjourn</a>; <a href="/word/Asmodeus" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Asmodeus " class="crossreference notranslate">Asmodeus</a>; <a href="/word/circadian" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of circadian " class="crossreference notranslate">circadian</a>; <a href="/word/deific" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of deific " class="crossreference notranslate">deific</a>; <a href="/word/deify" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of deify " class="crossreference notranslate">deify</a>; <a href="/word/deism" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of deism " class="crossreference notranslate">deism</a>; <a href="/word/deity" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of deity " class="crossreference notranslate">deity</a>; <a href="/word/deodand" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of deodand " class="crossreference notranslate">deodand</a>; <a href="/word/deus ex machina" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of deus ex machina " class="crossreference notranslate">deus ex machina</a>; <a href="/word/deva" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of deva " class="crossreference notranslate">deva</a>; <a href="/word/dial" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of dial " class="crossreference notranslate">dial</a>; <a href="/word/diary" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of diary " class="crossreference notranslate">diary</a>; <a href="/word/Diana" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Diana " class="crossreference notranslate">Diana</a>; <a href="/word/Dianthus" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Dianthus " class="crossreference notranslate">Dianthus</a>; <a href="/word/diet#etymonline_v_8555" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of diet " class="crossreference notranslate">diet</a> (n.2) "assembly;" <a href="/word/Dioscuri" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Dioscuri " class="crossreference notranslate">Dioscuri</a>; <a href="/word/dis" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Dis " class="crossreference notranslate">Dis</a>; <a href="/word/dismal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of dismal " class="crossreference notranslate">dismal</a>; <a href="/word/diurnal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of diurnal " class="crossreference notranslate">diurnal</a>; <a href="/word/diva" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of diva " class="crossreference notranslate">diva</a>; <a href="/word/Dives" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Dives " class="crossreference notranslate">Dives</a>; <a href="/word/divine" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of divine " class="crossreference notranslate">divine</a>; <a href="/word/joss" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of joss " class="crossreference notranslate">joss</a>; <a href="/word/journal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of journal " class="crossreference notranslate">journal</a>; <a href="/word/journalist" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of journalist " class="crossreference notranslate">journalist</a>; <a href="/word/journey" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of journey " class="crossreference notranslate">journey</a>; <a href="/word/Jove" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Jove " class="crossreference notranslate">Jove</a>; <a href="/word/jovial" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of jovial " class="crossreference notranslate">jovial</a>; <a href="/word/Julia" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Julia " class="crossreference notranslate">Julia</a>; <a href="/word/Julius" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Julius " class="crossreference notranslate">Julius</a>; <a href="/word/July" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of July " class="crossreference notranslate">July</a>; <a href="/word/Jupiter" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Jupiter " class="crossreference notranslate">Jupiter</a>; <a href="/word/meridian" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of meridian " class="crossreference notranslate">meridian</a>; <a href="/word/Midi" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Midi " class="crossreference notranslate">Midi</a>; <a href="/word/per%20diem" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of per diem " class="crossreference notranslate">per diem</a>; <a href="/word/psychedelic" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of psychedelic " class="crossreference notranslate">psychedelic</a>; <a href="/word/quotidian" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of quotidian " class="crossreference notranslate">quotidian</a>; <a href="/word/sojourn" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of sojourn " class="crossreference notranslate">sojourn</a>; <a href="/word/Tuesday" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Tuesday " class="crossreference notranslate">Tuesday</a>; <a href="/word/Zeus" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of Zeus " class="crossreference notranslate">Zeus</a>.</p> <p>It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit <span class="foreign notranslate">deva</span> "god" (literally "shining one"); <span class="foreign notranslate">diva</span> "by day;" Avestan <span class="foreign notranslate">dava-</span> "spirit, demon;" Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">delos</span> "clear;" Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">dies</span> "day," <span class="foreign notranslate">deus</span> "god;" Welsh <span class="foreign notranslate">diw</span>, Breton <span class="foreign notranslate">deiz</span> "day;" Armenian <span class="foreign notranslate">tiw</span> "day;" Lithuanian <span class="foreign notranslate">dievas</span> "god," <span class="foreign notranslate">diena</span> "day;" Old Church Slavonic <span class="foreign notranslate">dini</span>, Polish <span class="foreign notranslate">dzień</span>, Russian <span class="foreign notranslate">den</span> "day;" Old Norse <span class="foreign notranslate">tivar</span> "gods;" Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">Tig</span>, genitive <span class="foreign notranslate">Tiwes</span>, name of a god.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of deity">Trends of <i>deity</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable.</div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="More to Explore">More to Explore</h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="syn_ant" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of divinity" href="/word/divinity"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">divinity<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">c. 1300, "science of divine things, theology;" late 14c., "quality or character of being divine," also "a divine being, God," from Old French devinité (12c.), from Latin divinitatem (nominative divinitas), from divinus "of a god," from divus "of or belonging to a god, inspired, p</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="syn_ant" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of god" href="/word/god"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">god<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">also God; Old English god "supreme being, deity; the Christian God; image of a god; godlike person," from Proto-Germanic *guthan (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch god, Old High German got, German Gott, Old Norse guð, Gothic guþ), which is of uncertain origin; perhaps </section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="syn_ant" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of immortal" href="/word/immortal"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">immortal<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">late 14c., "deathless," from Latin immortalis "deathless, undying" (of gods), "imperishable, endless" (of fame, love, work, etc.), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mortalis "mortal" (from PIE root *mer- "to rub away, harm," also "to die" and forming</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of sacrifice" href="/word/sacrifice"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">sacrifice<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">c. 1300, "to offer (something, to a deity) as an expression of thanks, devotion, penitence, etc., from sacrifice (n.)....The intransitive sense of "offer a sacrifice, make offerings to a deity" is from late 13c....It has driven out sacrify "offer a sacrifice to a deity, perform sacrificial rites" (Middle English sacrifien, c. 1300),...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of Baal" href="/word/Baal"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">Baal<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">name of a Semitic solar deity worshiped, especially by the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, "with much license and sensuality...Biblical, from Late Latin Baal, Greek Baal, from Hebrew Ba'al, literally "owner, master, lord," a title applied to any deity...(including Jehovah; 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