a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god";
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force;
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions;
a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men";