The Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped
as creator and ruler of the Universe.
(lowercase) A being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers
and to require human worship (Merriam-Webster.com). See also:
→ fingers of God
Etymology (EN): M.E. from O.E. akin to O.H.G. got, Ger. Gott, O.N. guð,
Goth. guþ, from PIE *gheuH- “to call upon;” cf.
Av. zu- “to call, invoke;” O.Pers. (upa)zu- “to proclaim;”
Skt. hu-, variant hve- “to call upon, invoke,”
huta- “invoked,” an epithet of Indra, from root *gheu(e)- “to call,
invoke.”
Etymology (PE): Xodâ, xodây “god, lord, master;” Mid.Pers. xwadây “king, master;”
Av. xvadāta- “autonomous” (darego.xvadāta- “highly autonomous”),
from xva-, → self- + dā- “to give, grant, yield”
(Pers. dâdan, → datum); cf.
Skt. svadhā- “inherent power, habitual power, self-placed,” from sva- “self,”
- dhā- “to place,
fix, maintain”
