deity Copy link Outline I. As person1. deus, f. dea; dīvus, f. dīva v. GOD, GODDESS.2. nūmen. ĭnis, n. (the most gen. term; but almost entirely poet.); the great d.s, magna n., Virg.II. Abstract • deity: I. As person: 1. deus, f. dea; dīvus, f. dīva v. god, goddess. 2. nūmen. ĭnis, n. (the most gen. term; but almost entirely poet.); the great d.s, magna n., Virg.: present d.s, praesentia n., Virg.: if any d.s regard the pious, si qua respectant n. pios, Virg. II. Abstract: deĭtas: Arnob. (Or expr. by circuml., as, to teach the d. of Christ, *Christum Deum esse docere: v. god.)