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deity

Natural or supernatural god or goddess, divine being

EntityQ178885

Also known as god · goddess · God · deities

Subclass of: mythical character
, supernatural being
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2025-01-18
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A deity is a supernatural being considered to have authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life, with many deities also regarded as sacred and as worthy of worship. A deity is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or to control some part of the universe or life, for which such a deity is often worshipped". The Oxford Dictionary of English explains deity as anything revered as divine; while C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greater than those of ordinary humans, but who interacts with humans, positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of consciousness, beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life". English-speakers call a male deity a god, and a female deity a goddess.

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Said to be the same as: Ilah
God
Female form of label: богиня
богиня
dievė
Different from: Božstvo criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: božstvo
God criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: god
Gud criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: gud
Properties for this type: iconographic symbol
domain of saint or deity
worshipped by
said to be the same as
appears in the form of
residence
Main Wikidata property: domain of saint or deity
Has list: list of deities
Name in kana: かみ
Facet of: supernatural realm
Has characteristic: divinity
Male form of label: бог
dievas
Permanent duplicated item: deity

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