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Greek

2463. iris -- a rainbow
... rainbow. Perhaps from ereo (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities);
a rainbow ("iris") -- rainbow. see GREEK ereo. (iris) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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2060. Hermes -- Hermes, the name of a Gr. god and a Christian at ...
... Hermes, Mercury. Perhaps from ereo; Hermes, the name of the messenger of the Greek
deities; also of a Christian -- Hermes, Mercury. see GREEK ereo. ...
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735. Artemis -- Artemis, the name of the Gr. goddess of the hunt
... Diana. Probably from the same as artemon; prompt; Artemis, the name of a Grecian
goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities -- Diana. ...
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1140. daimonion -- an evil spirit, a demon
... 1142 ().]. Word Origin from daimon Definition an evil spirit, a demon NASB
Word Usage deities (1), demon (19), demons (43). a demon. ...
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Library

But, Says My Opponent, the Deities are not Inimical to You...
... Book I. 36 But, says my opponent, the deities are not inimical to you�
But, says my opponent, the deities are not inimical to ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/36 but says my opponent.htm

The Sinister Deities Preside Over the Regions on the Left Hand ...
... Book IV. 5 The sinister deities preside over the regions on the left
hand only� The sinister deities preside over the regions ...
/.../5 the sinister deities preside.htm

Are Then Your Deities Carried Off by Force, and do they Seize by ...
... Book V. 27 Are then your deities carried off by force, and do they seize
by violence� Are then your deities carried off by force ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/27 are then your deities.htm

If Some One, Despising the Deities, and Furious with a Savagely ...
... Book V. 8 If some one, despising the deities, and furious with a savagely
sacrilegious spirit� If some one, despising the deities ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/8 if some one despising.htm

Of Certain Deities Peculiar to Barbarians, and their Sacred Rites ...
... gods. Chap. xxi."of certain deities peculiar to barbarians, and their sacred
rites; and in like manner concerning the romans. We ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxi of certain deities peculiar.htm

The Original Deities were Human --With Some Very Questionable ...
... Chapter XII. "The Original Deities Were Human"With Some Very Questionable
Characteristics Saturn or Time Was Human. Inconsistencies of Opinion About Him. ...
/.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xii name original deities.htm

The Deeds of Heathen Deities, and Particularly of Zeus.
... Against the Heathen. Section 11. The deeds of heathen deities, and
particularly of Zeus. But of these and such like inventions of ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 11 the deeds of.htm

An Argument for the Exclusive Worship of this God, Who, While He ...
... the harmony of the gospels.Book I. Chapter XXI."An Argument for the Exclusive Worship
of This God, Who, While He Prohibits Other Deities from Being Worshipped ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xxi an argument for the.htm

And Since, as You Dare not Deny that These Deities of Yours once ...
... Chapter XI. And since, as you dare not deny that these deities of yours
once were men� And since, as you dare not deny that these ...
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The Constellations and the Genii Very Indifferent Gods the Roman ...
... Chapter XV."The Constellations and the Genii Very Indifferent Gods The Roman Monopoly
of Gods Unsatisfactory. Other Nations Require Deities Quite as Much. ...
/.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xv the constellations and the.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Plural of Deity.

Thesaurus

Deities (1 Occurrence)
... (n.) Plural of Deity. Multi-Version Concordance Deities (1 Occurrence). Acts
17:18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. ...
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Images (158 Occurrences)
... They may be (1) themselves objects of worship, (2) pictures, embodiments or
dwelling-places (temple, ark, pillar, priests) of deities worshipped, (3) empowered ...
/i/images.htm - 70k

Demon (26 Occurrences)
... see DAEMON. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding
a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. ...
/d/demon.htm - 32k

Demonology
... The vaguely conceived spirits of the earlier conception are advanced to the position
of deities with names, fixed characters and specific functions, organized ...
/d/demonology.htm - 24k

Demoniac (7 Occurrences)
... The vaguely conceived spirits of the earlier conception are advanced to the position
of deities with names, fixed characters and specific functions, organized ...
/d/demoniac.htm - 26k

Moon (70 Occurrences)
... some given as "paleness"; selene): The moon was very early worshipped by the nations
of the Far East as a divinity or the representative of one or more deities...
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Chaldees (13 Occurrences)
... Although these two deities in later centuries were identified with each other, still
the argument seems to have little weight, as other deities were also ...
/c/chaldees.htm - 15k

Aryan
... to Zoroaster's reformation. Aramazd (Ahura Mazda), creator of heaven and
earth, was father of all the chief deities. His spouse ...
/a/aryan.htm - 9k

Gods (310 Occurrences)
... polytheistic. Among the other nations, Iranian, Hamitic, etc., there were
always a number of deities, sometimes a multitude. There ...
/g/gods.htm - 60k

Ur (5 Occurrences)
... Although these two deities in later centuries were identified with each other, still
the argument seems to have little weight, as other deities were also ...
/u/ur.htm - 15k

Bible Concordance

Deities (1 Occurrence)

Acts 17:18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
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Images (158 Occurrences)

Demon (26 Occurrences)

Demonology

Demoniac (7 Occurrences)

Moon (70 Occurrences)

Chaldees (13 Occurrences)

Aryan

Gods (310 Occurrences)

Ur (5 Occurrences)