n.
1.the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe
2.any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
3.a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
4.a material effigy that is worshipped as a god
Idiom of the Day
possessed by (something)
to be under the control of something, to be obsessed with something
The woman was possessed by her desire to be the best actress on the movie set.