deity

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪɪti, ˈdiːɪ-/

noun (plural deities)

  • a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion): a deity of ancient Greece
  • [mass noun] divine status, quality, or nature: a ruler driven by delusions of deity
  • (usually the Deity) the creator and supreme being (in a monotheistic religion such as Christianity): she raised her head as if appealing to the Deity presiding over the church
  • a representation of a god or goddess, such as a statue or carving: also on show is a bronze falcon deity

Origin:

Middle English (denoting the divine nature of God): from Old French deite, from ecclesiastical Latin deitas (translating Greek theotēs), from deus 'god'