God
- IPA[ɡɒd]
英式
- (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.；(in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity
- used for emphasis or to express emotions such as surprise, anger, or distress
noun: God, plural noun: gods
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名詞
- 1. (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.
- 2. (in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity a moon god the Hindu god Vishnu
- ▪ an image, animal, or other object worshipped as divine or symbolizing a god wooden gods from the Congo
- ▪ used as a conventional personification of fate he dialled the number and, the gods relenting, got through at once
- 3. a greatly admired or influential person he has little time for the fashion victims for whom he is a god
- ▪ a thing accorded the supreme importance appropriate to a god don't make money your god
- 4. informal the gallery in a theatre they sat in the gods
excl
- 1. used for emphasis or to express emotions such as surprise, anger, or distress God, what did I do to deserve this? ‘Oh, God!’ he groaned
