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god-botherer
nounC1
/ˈɡɒd ˌbɒð.ər.ər/A person who is regarded as annoyingly or excessively pious, someone who talks frequently and fervently about religion.
god-king
nounC2 (Very low frequency in general use; appears in specific historical, academic, or literary contexts)
/ˈɡɒd kɪŋ/A ruler who is worshipped as a divine being, holding both political and religious authority as a deity on earth.
god-man
nounC1/C2
/ˈɡɒd ˌmæn/A being who is both divine and human, often referring specifically to Jesus Christ in Christian theology.
godard
nounLow
/ˈɡɒdɑːd/A proper noun, most commonly a surname, strongly associated with the French film director Jean-Luc Godard.
godavari
nounLow
/ɡəʊˈdɑːvəri/A major river in central and southeastern India.
godcast
nounRare/Technical
/ˈɡɒdkɑːst/A podcast or broadcast with religious or spiritual content.
godchild
nounC1
/ˈɡɒd.tʃaɪld/A child for whom an adult, called a godparent, takes spiritual responsibility, especially through the Christian rite of baptism.
goddamn
adjectiveadverbinterjection+3Frequent
/ˈɡɒdˌdæm/An intensive adjective, adverb, or noun used to express anger, frustration, or emphasis; literally invoking a divine curse.
goddard
nounLow
/ˈɡɒd.əd/A surname of English origin, often used as a proper noun to refer to specific people or places bearing that name.
goddaughter
nounB2
/ˈɡɒdˌdɔːtə/A female child for whom a person (a godparent) takes on a spiritual or moral responsibility during a Christian baptism ceremony.
godden
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˈɡɒdən/An archaic or dialectal term (chiefly Scottish and Northern English) for a godmother or a female sponsor at a baptism.
goddess
nounB1
/ˈɡɒd.es/A female deity.
godefroy de bouillon
nounVery Low
/ˌɡɒdfri əv ˈbuːjɒ̃/A historical figure, the Duke of Lower Lorraine and one of the leaders of the First Crusade (c.1060–1100), renowned for his piety and military prowess.
godel
nounVery Low (Technical)
/ˈɡɜːdəl/Relating to Kurt Gödel or his incompleteness theorems in mathematical logic, which demonstrate inherent limitations in formal axiomatic systems.
godel's incompleteness theorem
nounC2
/ˈɡɜːdəlz ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs ˈθɪərəm/One of two theorems established by mathematician Kurt Gödel, proving that within any sufficiently powerful, consistent formal system, there exist true statements that cannot be proven within the system itself.
godendag
nounVery Low
/ˌɡɒdənˈdɑːɡ/A formal or festive salutation meaning 'good day'.
goderich
nounC2
/ˈɡəʊdrɪtʃ/A proper noun referring primarily to a port town in Ontario, Canada, or a few other places and people with this name.
godesberg
nounVery Low
/ˈɡəʊdəzbɜːɡ/A proper noun; the name of a district within the city of Bonn, Germany, historically known for the 1938 meeting (Godesberg Memorandum) between Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler.
godet
nounC2
/ˈɡəʊdeɪ/A triangular or tapered piece of fabric inserted into a garment (especially a skirt or sleeve) to add fullness or a decorative flare.
godetia
nounRare
/ɡəʊˈdiːʃə/A flowering annual plant of the evening primrose family (genus Clarkia), with showy, trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, purple, red, and white.

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