We retain the Anglo-Saxon word to designate the ALMIGHTY; signifying good, to do good, doing good, and to benefit; terms such as our classic borrowings cannot pretend to.
·adj & ·noun <<Good>>. II. God ·vt To treat as a god; to <<Idolize>>. III. God ·noun Figuratively ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(good). Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures two chief names are used for the one true divine Being-ELO...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·noun One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an <<Epicure>>. ...
·adj Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; religious. ...
·- A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have dominion over, the sea, or some par...
·- A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, some body of water. ...
the wreck of a ship. Kentish coast. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...
See Providence. ...
1) The secret decisions of God's will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). 2) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; ...
That perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the ...
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Chri...
(Ps. 65:9), as opposed to earthly streams, denoting that the divine resources are inexhaustible, or ...
The plural, "sons of God," is used (Gen. 6:2, 4) to denote the pious descendants of Seth. In Job 1:6...
(Heb. 4:12, etc.). The Bible so called because the writers of its several books were God's organs in...
A cockade. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Exclamation. God shield you! God forbid! ...
This comprehends all sudden accidents arising from physical causes, as distinguished from human agen...
The Sailor's Word-Book
a reply after grace is said after dinner, and addressed to the host. North. ...