god - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • worship: They refused to worship false gods that were no gods at all.
  • appease: Sri Lankans of various religions believe that certain ritual devil dances can cure the sick, appease angry gods, and ensure good harvests.

Adjective modifier

  • false: They refused to worship false gods that were no gods at all.
  • Olympian: Cronus later led the Titans in their losing war against Zeus and the Olympian gods.
  • Greek: The name is drawn from the name of a Greek god.
  • supreme: Jupiter Name Origin: In Roman mythology the supreme god and lord of heaven and earth.

Noun used with modifier

  • flesh-and-blood: The suggestion here is that the biblical patriarch Abraham was involved in the historical affairs of flesh-and-blood gods.

Preposition: of

  • underworld: Here you will be exposed to the individuals sacrificed to the gods of the underworld.

Noun used with modifier

  • sun: They originated in Egypt where they were erected in front of temples of the sun god.
  • monkey: We climbed up to the statue of Lord Hanuman รข the monkey god with an ocean of knowledge and virtues.
  • messenger: In Greek legend, Crocus was a beautiful young man who played a game of quoits in with the messenger god, Mercury.
  • moon: Some tribes refer to him as the moon god.

Possessives

  • sake: It's two weeks until the election, for god's sake; how can you not have made your mind up by now?

Preposition: of

  • pantheon: She is the best known god of the African pantheon and the nymph of the Ogun river.

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