1. Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
   "Ancient cultures often had a god associated with the sun";
   - deity, divinity, immortal
    
2. A man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
   "he was a god among men"
    
3. A material effigy that is worshipped
   "money was his god";
   - idol, graven image

1. Used to express surprise;
   "god, it was half the price last time I was here!"";
   - bejeezus [N. Amer, informal], Christ [informal], Christmas [informal], crikey [Brit, informal], cripes [informal], cor [Brit, informal], crumbs [Brit, informal], gosh [informal], golly [informal], by George [informal], by Jove [informal], blimey [Brit, informal], gorblimey [Brit, informal], cor blimey [Brit, informal], my [informal], holy cow [informal], holy mackerel [informal], holy smoke [informal], holy moley [informal], holy moly [informal], fancy [Brit, informal], good grief [informal], goodness [informal], goodness me [informal], Gordon Bennett [informal], gracious [informal], gracious me [informal], fancy that [informal], gawd [informal], my word, oh, O, ah, oh boy [informal], jeez [informal], geez [informal], strewth [Brit, informal], struth [Brit, informal], yikes [informal], I'll be blowed [Brit, informal], blow me [Brit, informal], heck [informal], blooming heck [Brit, informal], jeepers [informal], jeepers creepers [informal], Lord [informal], Lordy [informal], marry [archaic], well I never [informal], heavens [informal], good heavens [informal], my goodness [informal], Jesus [informal], bejesus [N. Amer, informal], od [archaic]

1. The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
   - Supreme Being

Derived forms: gods, Gods

Type of: effigy, higher-up [informal], image, simulacrum, spiritual being, superior, supernatural being, superordinate

Part of: pantheon

Encyclopedia: God, Time and Causality