deity

== English == === Alternative forms === deitie (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/, /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.ti/, [ˈdeɪ̯-] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdi.ə.ti/, [ˈdi.ə.ɾi], /ˈdeɪ.ə.ti/, [ˈdeɪ̯.ə.ɾi] (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈɖɛj(ɪ)ʈi/ (Canada) IPA(key): [ˈdeː.ɪɾi], [ˈdiː-], [-tɪ] (General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈdɪjɪɾɪj], [ˈdæjɪɾɪj], [-tɪj] Hyphenation: de‧i‧ty === Noun === deity (countable and uncountable, plural deities) Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god. [from 14th c.] A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess. [from 14th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (a god): See Thesaurus:god ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Anagrams === Tidey, etyid