god | (noun) a material effigy that is worshipped | Synonyms: graven image, idol |
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(noun) any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force | Synonyms: deity, divinity, immortal |
(noun) a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people | - |
godchild | (noun) an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism | - |
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goddaughter | (noun) a female godchild | - |
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goddess | (noun) a female deity | - |
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godfather | (noun) any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
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(noun) someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild | - |
godlessness | (noun) impiety by virtue of not being a godly person | Synonyms: ungodliness |
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godliness | (noun) piety by virtue of being a godly person | - |
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godmother | (noun) any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
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godown | (noun) (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse | - |
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godparent | (noun) a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism | - |
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godsend | (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | Synonyms: bonanza, boom, bunce, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall |
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godson | (noun) a male godchild | - |
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godwit | (noun) large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill | - |
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