v. t. To treat as a god; to idolize. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. guð, goð, Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. hū, p. p. hūta, to call upon, invoke, implore. √30. Cf. Goodbye, Gospel, Gossip. ] 1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol. [ 1913 Webster ]

He maketh a god, and worshipeth it. Is. xliv. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down
To bestial gods. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah. [ 1913 Webster ]

God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John iv. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose god is their belly. Phil. iii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Act of God. (Law) See under Act. --
Gallery gods, the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater. [ Colloq. ] --
God's acre,
God's field, a burial place; a churchyard. See under Acre. --
God's house. (a) An almshouse. [ Obs. ] (b) A church. --
God's penny, earnest penny. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. --
God's Sunday, Easter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Good. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See Godfather. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. A more intense and vulgar form of darned; -- often taken as profane and offensive. [ vulgar ]
Syn. -- blasted, blessed, damn, darned, deuced. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. goddohtor. ] A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex. [ 1913 Webster ]

When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A woman of superior charms or excellence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Good. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Goodly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care. [ R. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]