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'''''Deus''''' (pronounced 'deːus) is the [[Latin]] word for "[[god]]" or "[[deity]]". The Latin words  ''deus'' and ''dīvus'', and Greek διϝος = "divine", are believed to descend from [[Proto-Indo-European]] *''deiwos'' = "divine", from the same [[root (linguistics)|root]] as [[Dyeus|Dyēus]], the reconstructed chief god of the [[Proto-Indo-European religion|Proto-Indo-European pantheon]], also a cognate of the Greek Ζευς ([[Zeus]]).  
 
'''''Deus''''' (pronounced 'deːus) is the [[Latin]] word for "[[god]]" or "[[deity]]". The Latin words  ''deus'' and ''dīvus'', and Greek διϝος = "divine", are believed to descend from [[Proto-Indo-European]] *''deiwos'' = "divine", from the same [[root (linguistics)|root]] as [[Dyeus|Dyēus]], the reconstructed chief god of the [[Proto-Indo-European religion|Proto-Indo-European pantheon]], also a cognate of the Greek Ζευς ([[Zeus]]).  
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By the era of Classical Latin it was a general noun referring to any number of divine figures. The word continues to refer directly to God in [[Portuguese]]. But Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, also known as [[Saint Jerome]] translated the [[Hebrew]] word ''Elohim'' as used in the [[Bible]] (אֱלוֹהִים , אלהים) into Latin as ''Deus''.
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By the era of Classical Latin it was a general noun referring to any number of divine figures. The word continues to refer directly to God in [[Portuguese]]. But Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, also known as [[Saint Jerome]] translated the [[Hebrew]] word ''Elohim'' as used in the [[Bible]] (אֱלוֹהִים , אלהים) into Latin as ''Deus''. ''Nobiscum deus'' was a [[battle cry]] of the late [[Roman Empire]] and of the [[Byzantine Empire]].  It is [[Latin]] for "[[God]] with us."
    
'''''Dei''''' is an [[inflection|inflected form]] of ''deus'', used in such phrases as Roman Catholic organization ''[[Opus Dei]]'' (work of God), ''[[Agnus Dei]]'' ([[Lamb of God]]) and ''[[Dei Gratia]]'' ([[By the Grace of God]]). It is most often the [[genitive case]] ("of god"), but can also be a variant of the [[plural]] form, ''[[di]]''. There is another plural sometimes used, ''dii'', and a feminine form ''deae'' ("goddesses").
 
'''''Dei''''' is an [[inflection|inflected form]] of ''deus'', used in such phrases as Roman Catholic organization ''[[Opus Dei]]'' (work of God), ''[[Agnus Dei]]'' ([[Lamb of God]]) and ''[[Dei Gratia]]'' ([[By the Grace of God]]). It is most often the [[genitive case]] ("of god"), but can also be a variant of the [[plural]] form, ''[[di]]''. There is another plural sometimes used, ''dii'', and a feminine form ''deae'' ("goddesses").
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*''[[Deus ex machina]]''
 
*''[[Deus ex machina]]''
 
*''[[Munificentissimus Deus]]''
 
*''[[Munificentissimus Deus]]''
*''[[Nobiscum Deus]]''
   
*''[[Opus Dei]]''
 
*''[[Opus Dei]]''
 
*''[[Providentissimus Deus]]''
 
*''[[Providentissimus Deus]]''
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