gods meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

gods

intj

US /ɡɑdz/ · UK /ɡɒdz/

Etymology See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of oh gods.

“My lord, it is past the third hour, and you were to meet Master Colombo on the training ground—” “Gods, yes! I almost forgot,” Jamie exclaimed, and jumped up from the bench he’d been sitting on.1984 April, Gordon R[upert] Dickson, Roland Green, chapter 7, in Jamie the Red, New York, N.Y.: Ace Fantasy Books, →ISBN, page 93:
She had nothing better to do than bait him. But gods, she was so beautiful—and completely his.2007 April, Steven Harper [pseudonym; Steven Harper Piziks], chapter 7, in Unity (Battlestar Galactica), New York, N.Y.: Tor, →ISBN, page 114:

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Gods, Jonah. You scared me.2009 December 4, Jay McKiernan, chapter 31, in The Twins: A Novel (The Tales of Agramon; 1), Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 450:

noun

Etymology So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.

The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

noun

Etymology So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.

The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

Media, Printing, Publishing Historical The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.