Godhead

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Godhead \God"head\, n. [OE. godhed. See {-head}, and cf.
     {Godhood}.]
     1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence;
        godhood.
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     2. The Deity; God; the Supreme Being.
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              The imperial throne
              Of Godhead, fixed for ever.           --Milton.
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     3. A god or goddess; a divinity. [Obs.]
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              Adoring first the genius of the place,
              The nymphs and native godheads yet unknown.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Godhead
       n : terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: {Lord}, {Creator},
            {Maker}, {Divine}, {God Almighty}, {Almighty}, {Jehovah}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Godhead
     (Acts 17:29; Rom. 1:20; Col. 2:9), the essential being or the
     nature of God.