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wall_rus

06/23/13 10:48 AM

#32701 RE: JONAH 2 #32694

You tell me.
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JJL

06/23/13 1:07 PM

#32709 RE: JONAH 2 #32694

Good point Frank! Here's a few:

god (gd)
n.
1. God
a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions.
b. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being.
2. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality.
3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol.
4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god.
5. A very handsome man.
6. A powerful ruler or despot.

god [g?d]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a supernatural being, who is worshipped as the controller of some part of the universe or some aspect of life in the world or is the personification of some force Related adj divine
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) an image, idol, or symbolic representation of such a deity
3. any person or thing to which excessive attention is given money was his god
4. a man who has qualities regarded as making him superior to other men
5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (in plural) the gallery of a theatre
[Old English god; related to Old Norse goth, Old High German got, Old Irish guth voice]
God [g?d]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Theol the sole Supreme Being, eternal, spiritual, and transcendent, who is the Creator and ruler of all and is infinite in all attributes; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
play God to behave in an imperious or superior manner
interj
an oath or exclamation used to indicate surprise, annoyance, etc. (and in such expressions as My God! or God Almighty!)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/god
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Zorro

06/23/13 3:10 PM

#32710 RE: JONAH 2 #32694

Throw them away. You cannot describe what you do not know. God has been and is many things to many different people. What is more imporatnt is your relationship to that which so many attribute so much, each with their own answers.