dios
God in Spanish
Dios is the Spanish word for God, appearing in exclamations like ¡Dios mío! (my God) and ¡Ay, Dios! (oh, God).
English speakers encounter it in bilingual contexts or as a borrowing expressing surprise, dismay, or exasperation.
The plural dioses means gods.
Casual shock exclamation
- prayerAddress to deity
- pleaFormal request or defense
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
desperation · gratitude · blessing · praise · worship · oath · interjection · devotion
Address to deity
- altarSacred ritual table
- templeSacred worship structure
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
mosque · sanctuary · shrine · pilgrimage · ritual · sacrament · liturgy · mass
Supernatural beings worshipped
- creatorOne who produces something
- almightyHaving complete power
- lordNobleman or ruler
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
shiva · immortal · omnipotent · omniscient · eternal · transcendent · polytheistic · monotheistic
oh my god
Casual shock exclamation
- prayerAddress to deity
- pleaFormal request or defense
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
surprise · desperation · gratitude · blessing · praise · worship · oath · interjection · devotion · faith
prayer
Address to deity
cathedral · mosque · sanctuary · shrine · pilgrimage · ritual · sacrament · liturgy · mass · devotion
gods
Supernatural beings worshipped
pantheon · shiva · immortal · omnipotent · omniscient · eternal · transcendent · polytheistic · monotheistic · pantheistic
titans
Dominant powerful figures