Tra từ god - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

god [god gods] BrE [ɡɒd] NAmE [ɡɑːd] noun
1. Godsingular (not used with the) (in Christianity, Islam and Judaism)the ↑being or spirit that is worshipped and is believed to have created the universe
• Do you believe in God?
• Good luck and God bless you.
•the Son of God (= Christ)
•I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give… (= in a court of law)
2. countable (in some religions) a ↑being or spirit who is believed to have power over a particular part of nature or who is believed to represent a particular quality
• Mars was the Roman god of war.
•the rain god
•Greek gods
see also ↑goddess
3. countable a person who is loved or admired very much by other people
• To her fans she's a god.
see also ↑goddess
4. countable something to which too much importance or attention is given
•Money is his god.
5. the godsplural (BrE, informal)the seats that are high up at the back of a theatre
•We could only afford to sit in the gods.
more at act of God at ↑act _n., put the fear of God into sb at ↑fear _n., God/Heaven forbid at ↑forbid, there but for the grace of God… at ↑grace _n., God/Heaven help sbso help me (God) at ↑help _v., honest to God at ↑honest, God/goodness/Heaven knows at ↑know _v., in the lap of the gods at ↑lap _n., for the love of God at ↑love _n., a man of God at ↑man _n., in God's/Heaven's namein the name of God/Heaven at ↑name _n., please God at ↑please _v., thank God/goodness/heaven(s) at ↑thank
Idioms: ↑God ▪ ↑God almighty ▪ ↑God bless ▪ ↑God in heaven ▪ ↑God rest him ▪ ↑God rest his soul ▪ ↑God willing ▪ ↑God's gift ▪ ↑by God! ▪ ↑good God ▪ ↑my God ▪ ↑oh God ▪ ↑play God ▪ ↑ye gods!

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch god and German Gott.

Collocations:
Religion
Being religious
believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
convert to/practise/ (especially US) practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
go to church/(NAmE) temple (= the synagogue)
go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
belong to a church/a religious community
join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
go on/make a pilgrimage
celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
deliver/preach/hear a sermon
lead/address the congregation
say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
be based on/derive from divine revelation
commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
strengthen/lose your faith
keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
save/purify/lose your soul
obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
be/accept/do God's will
receive/experience divine grace
achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
hear/answer a prayer
commit/confess/forgive a sin
do/perform penance

Example Bank:
•Do you believe in God?
•He has given up drinking and found God.
•He saw the accident as the will of God.
•Muslims have only one God.
•Nothing ever shook her faith in God.
•The Romans had many gods.
•The people worshipped pagan gods.
•the Jewish God
•the Roman god of war
•those who follow false gods
•To her fans she's a god.