God n.
1. 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.
He maketh a god, and worshipeth it. --Is. xliv. 15.
The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down
To bestial gods. --Milton.
2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. --John iv. 24.
3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
Whose god is their belly. --Phil. iii. 19.
4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. [R.]
Act of God. Law See under Act.
Gallery gods, the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater. [Colloq.]
God's acre, God's field, a burial place; a churchyard. See under Acre.
God's house. (a) An almshouse. [Obs.] (b) A church.
God's penny, earnest penny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
God's Sunday, Easter.