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overdeity

noun

Etymology

From over- + deity.

  1. derived from deitās
  2. borrowed from deité
  3. prefixed as overdeity — “over + deity”

Definitions

  1. A superior or supreme deity.

    • Near-synonyms: supreme being, Supreme Being
    • Their liege —, the Undoing,—was the last to convene. He was a being of unknown descent, but Rune believed he was lt least a demigod. Perhaps a full deity, even an overdeity.
    • Are there equivalent overdeities in other settings such as Eberron or Grayhawk? Like a top dog who gets to decide if someone can be a god or not as one of their jobs.

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