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    Deity , n.; pl. Deities . [OE. deite, F. déité, fr. L. deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. δῖος divine, Ζεύς, gen. Διός, Zeus, Skr. dēva divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dyō sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw. Cf. Divine, Journey, Journal, Tuesday.]
    1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works.
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      They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ.
      Milman.

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    2. A god or goddess; a heathen god.
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      To worship calves, the deities
      Of Egypt.
      Milton.

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      The Deity, God, the Supreme Being.
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      This great poet and philosopher [Simonides], the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity, found that he waded but the more out of his depth.
      Addison.

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