deity oor Afrikaans

deity

/ˈdiːɛti/ naamwoord

(mythology), (religion) A preternatural or supernatural human or non-human being or entity, or an object that possesses miraculous or supernatural attributes, powers or superpowers (e.g. a god or goddess).

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god

naamwoord

Josiah knows that Amon acted wickedly by worshiping false deities.
Josia weet dat Amon goddeloos opgetree het deur valse gode te aanbid.

Godheid

natural or supernatural god or goddess, divine being

Josiah knows that Amon acted wickedly by worshiping false deities.
Josia weet dat Amon goddeloos opgetree het deur valse gode te aanbid.

voorbeelde

Silver coin with Alexander the Great depicted as a Greek deity
Silwermuntstuk waarop Aleksander die Grote as ’n Griekse god uitgebeeld word

To the ancient Incas, the Creator was a distant deity, dependent on secondary huacas (objects of worship) and gods.
Die Skepper was vir die eertydse Inkas ’n godheid wat ver van hulle af was, en wat van tweederangse huacas (voorwerpe van aanbidding) en gode afhanklik was.

They therefore worshiped many deities. . . .
Hulle het dus baie godhede aanbid. . . .

(Jeremiah 8:7) With those words, the prophet Jeremiah sounded Jehovah’s judgment against the apostate people of Judah, who had left Jehovah their God and turned to the worship of foreign deities.
Maar wat my volk betref, hulle het die reg van Jehovah nie leer ken nie” (Jeremia 8:7).

He once began a discourse by saying: “Men of Athens, I behold that in all things you seem to be more given to the fear of the deities than others are.
Hy het eenkeer ’n toespraak begin deur te sê: “Manne van Atene, ek sien dat julle blykbaar in alles meer tot die vrees vir die godhede geneig is as ander.

(1 Timothy 4:8) No deity other than Jehovah can promise such an outcome and then fulfill his promise. —12/1, pages 6-7.
Geen ander godheid behalwe Jehovah kan so iets beloof en dan sy belofte vervul nie.—12/1, bladsye 6-7.

3 Of course, fear of the deities, especially of unknown ones, is not limited to the Athenians of the first century.
3 Vrees vir die godhede, veral vir onbekendes, is natuurlik nie tot die Atheners van die eerste eeu beperk nie.

It is not like the fear associated with the ancient Greek deity Phobos, described as a sinister god that inspired terror.
Dit is nie soos die vrees wat in verband gebring word met die eertydse Griekse god Fobos, wat beskryf word as ’n bose god wat vrees ingeboesem het nie.

In some regions of West Africa, many view it as the birth of deities, and the twins are worshiped.
In party streke in Wes-Afrika beskou baie dit as die geboorte van gode, en die tweeling word aanbid.

Coin depicting Melkart, chief deity of Tyre
Muntstuk met ’n afbeelding van Melkart, die hoofgod van Tirus

□ In what ways is God greater than all the false deities that used to be worshiped in the Athens of Paul’s day?
□ In watter opsigte is God groter as al die valse gode wat in die Athene van Paulus se dag aanbid is?

6 In recent years, although Bible translators retain the names of such pagan deities as Baal and Molech, with increasing frequency they are removing the personal name of the true God from translations of his inspired Word.
6 Hoewel Bybelvertalers die name van heidense gode soos Baäl en Molog behou, het hulle in die laaste jare al hoe meer die persoonlike naam van die ware God uit vertalings van sy geïnspireerde Woord begin verwyder (Exodus 3:15; Jeremia 32:35).

Many deities are associated with certain aspects of nature, such as thunder, the oceans, and the wind.
Hierdie denkbeeldige gode word dikwels deur afgode voorgestel wat gemaak word van stowwe wat in die natuur aangetref word, soos metaal en hout.

18 On this point, the Bible’s simple argument puts it best: “[The Creator’s] invisible attributes, that is to say his everlasting power and deity, have been visible, ever since the world began, to the eye of reason, in the things he has made.”
18 In hierdie verband stel die Bybel se eenvoudige argument dit die beste: “[Die Skepper se] onsigbare hoedanighede word van die skepping van die wêreld af duidelik gesien, omdat hulle waargeneem word deur middel van die dinge wat gemaak is” (Romeine 1:20, NW).

By the end of the sixth century B.C.E., he had been elevated to the position of a major deity.
Teen die einde van die sesde eeu v.G.J. is hy tot ryksgod verhef.

Baal, meaning “owner” or “master,” was the god of the Canaanites, and there were many local versions of this deity.
Baäl, wat “eienaar” of “heer” beteken, was die god van die Kanaäniete, en daar was baie plaaslike weergawes van hierdie god.

One of these, Atlas Regional del Perú, 2004 Edition, gives the names and descriptions of five Aguaruna deities.
Een van hierdie bronne, die “Atlas Regional del Perú”, uitgawe van 2004, verskaf die name en beskrywings van vyf Aguaruna-gode.

For example, in Africa there are many local, traditional religions that differ considerably from one another and that worship deities of many names.
In Afrika is daar byvoorbeeld baie plaaslike tradisionele godsdienste wat grootliks van mekaar verskil en wat godhede met ’n menigte name aanbid.

Why, they even had an altar “To an Unknown God,” perhaps to avoid slighting any deity!
Hulle het selfs ’n altaar “Aan ’n onbekende God” gehad, waarskynlik om te voorkom dat enige godheid oor die hoof gesien word!

Music is used during bembés, or ceremonies in which drums are beaten to invoke the deities.
Musiek word gebruik tydens bembés, of seremonies waarin daar op tromme geslaan word om die gode se hulp af te smeek.

Nonetheless, most Africans, while claiming to believe in a Supreme Being, worship many deities.
Hoewel die meeste Afrikane beweer dat hulle aan ’n Opperwese glo, aanbid hulle nietemin talle godhede.

Interestingly, under the entry “Jehovah God,” Webster’s Third New International Dictionary gives the definition “a supreme deity recognized and the only deity worshiped by Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
Dit is interessant dat Webster’s Third New International Dictionary onder die inskrywing “Jehovah God” die volgende definisie gee: “’n Oppermagtige god wat deur Jehovah se Getuies erken word en die enigste god wat deur hulle aanbid word.”

By the late second century B.C.E., Rome had come to identify her chief deities with those of the Greek pantheon —Jupiter with Zeus, Juno with Hera, and so on.
Teen die laat tweede eeu VHJ het Rome sy vernaamste gode met Griekse gode geïdentifiseer—Jupiter met Zeus, Juno met Hera, ensovoorts.

However, a careful examination clearly reveals that the term “god” in these instances is not intended to designate these individuals as deities.
Maar ’n noukeurige ondersoek toon duidelik dat die term “god” in dié gevalle nie bedoel is om hierdie individue as gode te identifiseer nie.

The Areopagites were considered the guardian and trustee of morals and religion, protecting the city from any undesirable “foreign deities.”
Die Areopagiete is beskou as die bewakers en beheerders van sedes en godsdiens wat die stad teen enige ongewenste “vreemde gode” beskerm het.