Deities

de*I*ty (noun), plural -ties

[Middle English deitee, from Old French deite, from Late Latin deitat-, deitas, from Latin deus god; akin to Old English Tiw, god of war, Latin divus god, dies day, Greek dios heavenly, Sanskrit deva heavenly, god]

First appeared 14th Century

1 a : the rank or essential nature of a god : DIVINITY

b capitalized : GOD 1, SUPREME BEING

2 : a god or goddess

3 : one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful