God

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj & ·noun Good.

II. God ·vt To treat as a god; to Idolize.

III. God ·noun Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power.

IV. God ·noun A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.

V. God ·noun The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.

VI. God ·noun 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.

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God
(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of ...

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god
We retain the Anglo-Saxon word to designate the ALMIGHTY; signifying good, to do good, doing good, a...

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God
(good). Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures two chief names are used for the one true divine Being-ELO...

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Belly-god
·noun One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an <<Epicure>>. ...

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God-fearing
·adj Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; religious. ...

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Sea god
·- A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have dominion over, the sea, or some par...

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Water god
·- A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, some body of water. ...

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god-send
the wreck of a ship. Kentish coast. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Decrees of God
"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Foreknowledge of God
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...

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Goodness of God
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...

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Government of God
See Providence. ...

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Judgments of God
1) The secret decisions of God's will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). 2) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; ...

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Justice of God
That perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the ...

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Kingdom of God
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Chri...

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River of God
(Ps. 65:9), as opposed to earthly streams, denoting that the divine resources are inexhaustible, or ...

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Son of God
The plural, "sons of God," is used (Gen. 6:2, 4) to denote the pious descendants of Seth. In Job 1:6...

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Word of God
(Heb. 4:12, etc.). The Bible so called because the writers of its several books were God's organs in...

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curse of god
A cockade. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a god-cheeld!
Exclamation. God shield you! God forbid! ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
act of God
This comprehends all sudden accidents arising from physical causes, as distinguished from human agen...

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thank god thank you
a reply after grace is said after dinner, and addressed to the host. North. ...

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