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gods

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gods.

Editorial note

People did this for thousands of years - they used terms such as 'spirits', 'beings' and 'gods' to describe who they made contact with.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gods gathered in one view.

noun

The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

noun

The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

noun

(printing, historical) The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gods.

noun

The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

noun

The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

noun

(printing, historical) The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.

Example sentences

1

People did this for thousands of years - they used terms such as 'spirits', 'beings' and 'gods' to describe who they made contact with.

2

There were times that the whole world bought into a bunch of stupid things: - creationism - slavery - patriarchy, sexism - kings as gods - gods as gods Oh snap!

3

And despite believing this, they stood with the gods: 'the gods are doomed, but I'm on their side.' Well, the web is doomed, but I stand with the web.

4

Then again, it is basically the word of Silicon Valley gods to be as blatantly disrespectful of reality as possible.

5

It's naturally much harder to do this with Gods that correspond to particular religions, but from time to time it is possible.

6

Looks like I've angered the HN gods it's all the way at the bottom now.

7

They were convinced that they knew how the world would end, with the overthrow of the gods (representing order) by the giants (representing elemental chaos).

8

Early government was religious in nature (Many kings were considered gods).

9

Hindu culture is resplendent with gay and transsexual gods.

10

And please, for gods sake, remove labels and break/while.

11

Thank the gods we'll all be employed for decades!

12

> These early asylums were established under the belief that the gods (or god) were inviolable, and thus their temples and holy sites shared this untouchable aspect.

Quote examples

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It seems to me that the gods believed in by proponents of extant religions were "created by committee" and don't have completely coherent, logically-consistent, non-contradictory properties.

Proper noun examples

1

In March 2015 he released version 3.04, we took a look at 'Gods operating system'.

2

'Against the Gods' is an excellent book.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gods in a sentence?

People did this for thousands of years - they used terms such as 'spirits', 'beings' and 'gods' to describe who they made contact with.

What does gods mean?

The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

What part of speech is gods?

gods is commonly used as noun.