De·i·ty n.; pl. Deities
  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.
     They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ.   --Milman.
  2. A god or goddess; a heathen god.
  To worship calves, the deities
  Of Egypt.   --Milton.
  The Deity, God, the Supreme Being.
     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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