Deity
A postulated supernatural entity, a deity (from Latin, deus, "god"), or a god, is usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, held in high regard, or respected by humans. Traditionally, most gods have been assumed to possess intellects, desires, and emotions much like the human beings who believe in them. Such natural phenomena as lightning, floods, storms, and other "acts of God" are attributed to them, and they are often thought to be the authorities or controllers behind every aspect of human life (such as birth or the afterlife). Some deities are asserted to be the directors of time and fate itself, and to be responsible for the existence of the Earth or the universe.
In the English language, the common noun "god" is equivalent to "deity", while "God" (capitialized) is the name of the unique deity of monotheism.
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