god Copy link Outline 1. deus2. dīvus (chiefly poet. in this sense, except in pl.)3. nūmen4. (in pl.)5. sŭpĕri, orum (opp. to inferi6. (household g.s) • god: 1. deus: the immortal g.s, dii or di immortales, Cic.: the g.s forbid, dii (di) meliora! Cic.: so may the g.s help me, ita me di ament! Ter.: by the g.s, per deos, Cic.: not without the help of the g.s, non sine dis, Hor. (N.B.--Deus must not be made to govern a gen. case of that over which the deity presides: v. infr. phr.). 2. dīvus (chiefly poet. in this sense, except in pl.): whether it were g. or goddess, si d., si diva esset, Vet. carm. in Liv. 7, 26, med.: cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 8: the g.s often declare their presence, praesentiam saepe suam d. declarant, Cic. N.D. 2, 2, 6. 3. nūmen: v. deity, divinity. 4. (in pl.): coelestes, ium (the gods of heaven): Cic. Off. 3, 5, 25: Phil. 4, 4, 10: Liv. Simly. coelĭtes, um (poet.): Hor.; coelĭcŏlae, arum (um): Virg.: Ov. 5. sŭpĕri, orum (opp. to inferi: poet. = preced.): favourite of the gods above and below, superis deorum gratus et imis, Hor. Od. 1, 10, extr.: the g.s regard mortal things, aspiciunt s. mortalia, Ov. Met. 13. 70. The correl. term inferi, is used chiefly of the region of the g.s below: v. infernal (regions). 6. (household g.s): pĕnātes, Lăres: v. household. Phr.: the g. of gain, of poets, of battles, etc., *(deus) qui lucro, poetis, pugnis praeest (not deus lucri, etc.).