| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | de·i·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d   -t, d - |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. de·i·ties
1. A god or goddess. 2a. The essential nature or condition of being a god; divinity. b. Deity God. Used with the. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English deite, from Old French, from Late Latin deits, divine nature, from Latin deus, god. See dyeu- in Appendix I.
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