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Webster 1913 Edition
God
God
,Adj.
& Noun.
Good.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
God
(gŏd)
, Noun.
1.
A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
He maketh a
god
, and worshipeth it. Is. xliv. 15.
The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down
To bestial
To bestial
gods
. Milton.
2.
The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
God
is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John iv. 24.
3.
A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
Whose
god
is their belly. Phil. iii. 19.
4.
Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power.
[R.]
Shak.
Act of God
. (Law)
See under
– Act
. Gallery gods
, the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater.
[Colloq.]
– God’s acre
, God's field
a burial place; a churchyard. See under
– Acre
. God's house
. (a)
An almshouse.
[Obs.]
(b)
A church.
– God's penny
, earnest penny.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
– God's Sunday
, Easter.
God
,Verb.
T.
To treat as a god; to idolize.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
God
GOD
,Noun.
1.
The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator,and the sovereign of the universe. God is a spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4.
2.
A false god; a heathen deity; an idol. Fear not the gods of the Amorites. Judges 6.
3.
A prince; a ruler; a magistrate or judge; an angel. Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. Ex. 22. Ps.97.
[Gods here is a bad translation.]
4.
Any person or thing exalted too much in estimation, or deified and honored as the chief good. Whose god is their belly. Phil.3.
GOD
,Verb.
T.