Deity is the generic, not God. God is a type of deity as Motown is a type of music. The Judeo-Christian God Yahweh...is deity The Norse God Odin...is deity The Arab God Allah...is deity The Hindu God Buddha...is deity ....relate to or are common with all supernatural members of Deity. Deity is generic for many a different God.
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deity Main Entry: de·i·ty Listen to the pronunciation of deity Listen to the pronunciation of deity Pronunciation: \ˈdē-ə-tē, ˈdā-\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural de·i·ties Etymology: Middle English deitee, from Anglo-French deité, from Late Latin deitat-, deitas, from Latin deus god; akin to Old English Tīw, god of war, Latin divus god, dies day, Greek dios heavenly, Sanskrit deva heavenly, god Date: 14th century 1 a: the rank or essential nature of a god : divinity bcapitalized : god 1, supreme being2: a god or goddess <the deities of ancient Greece>3: one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=deity First definition 1a. rank or essential nature. Generic soldier to rank of captain. Solder is generic and does not describe rank, captain is a specific rank of soldier. So God is generic, deity refers to some specific form of God or a god, that form having a specific personality or nature, or no personality and nature. In Eastern religions, God can be both formless and with form. Personal, or impersonal. The formless God has no qualities, no rank, no specific personality. So the word God can be used by any Monotheistic religion which hold to a personal form of God, or can be used by any religion who holds to an impersonal formless God, or can be used by Polytheistic religions. So the English word God is generic, not denoting any specific form or concept or personal name of God. The word God alone does not establish the rank or nature by its use alone, neither denoting feminine nor masculine, neither form nor formlessness, and neither belonging to a monotheistic religion or a polytheistic religion. The word God is inclusive of all specific Deities. The word God is not branded by any particular religion, as all religions use the word God if described by the English language.
by your own standard... Deity is generic and does not describe rank (of gods) God is a specific rank of deity. (G-d is another E| is another) then of course, Commander in Chief Gilbert.
Deity is specific, God in unspecific. Deity has personality, a nature, a rank. The word God in the English language does not refer to any particular personality, rank, or nature of God. The word God does not belong to any one brand of religion. You completely ignore the concept of formless God, which is neither nor diety nor Diety. God doesn't ignore any form of God, as the English word God is generic.
"Deity is specific, God in unspecific". Indeed. Deity is the specific generic term for many an unspecific, different God.. God is a rank. There are higher ranks, (I mentioned 2 previously) Deity does not have personality etc... God has personality. Gods have personalities , names, natures, rank. A personification of a particular one as God, falls as any other within the generic term deity.
God is generic, nothing specific at all about rank or nature in the word God in the English language. The specificity comes only after details of the specific deity or Deity is mentioned. Different deities or a Deity belongs to the different religions, where the word God belongs to all religions, even those religions who hold to the belief in a formless impersonal God. There is no such thing as a formless and impersonal Deity or deity, as Deity or deity, or deities refer to the rank and nature as well as the attributes of a personality. Rank, nature, and attributes reside in a form, not in the formless, attribute less. The word God can be used to refer to both the formed and formless, simply because it is a generic word used by or for any religion.
your ref: "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/God" " the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped there you have the specificity of God. There you have it, name, rank and nature. Exactly. Deity then the specificity - God. God is first specified. No such requirement to first specify deity. It is a collective noun for a collection of specified names like God, E|, YHVH Gilbert etc. Not correct. God does not belong to the religion Taoism for instance. Deity is ANY supernatural concept being worshipped. Deity is the collective noun for God and Gods and ALL names of supernatural imaginations being worshipped. "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/God" No one says , Diety " the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped God is not a generic term . Generic, for ALL supernatural imaginations being worshipped, is deity
Deity is specific, God is generic. There is no formless deity or Deity or deities. Deity refers to rank, class, and nature. The word God is non specific, does not refer to form or formless attributes, does not refer to gender. Deity is a personified aspect, God is not personified as a word, it becomes personified when someone explains what particular brand of God they are discussing. Not having a particular brand associated with the word God, or having all the brands associated with the word God makes God in the English language a generic word. A deity is a postulated preternatural or supernatural being, who is always of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deity Clearly a deity is referred to as a being, a being is a personification. Something formless is not a being and is not personified. God is considered formless by some, therefore God in the English language can mean either formless or with form, but Deity, deity, or deities only refer to a being. Therefore, the word God in the English language is generic allowing the word God to be used interchangeably for formless God or God with a form whereas the word Deity, deity or deities is specific to a being, which has form.