God refers to a being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe. It commonly describes the single deity of various monotheistic religions, especially the deity of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the single male deity of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions, and a deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to an idol, a person in a high position of authority, importance or influence, and a powerful ruler or tyrant, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present God as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Additional shades of meaning include an exceedingly handsome man, to idolize, and to deify, which reinforce how the category can stretch across adjacent but still recognizable uses of the same term.
