deity

noun

Etymology: From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās.

1. Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.

   “Thou seest all, yet none at all sees thee: / All that is by the working of thy Deitee.”

2. A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.

   “The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology.”

   “Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity.”