1250-1300; < Latin: god, earlier deiuos; cognate with Sanskritdeva,Lithuaniandiẽvas,Old Irishdía
sicut patribus, sit Deus nobis
[see-koo t pah-tri-boo s, sit de-oo s noh-bis; Englishsik-uh t pa-truh-buh s, sit dee-uh s noh-bis, dey-uh s] /ˈsi kʊt ˈpɑ trɪˌbʊs, sɪt ˈdɛ ʊs ˈnoʊ bɪs; English ˈsɪk ət ˈpæ trə bəs, sɪt ˈdi əs ˈnoʊ bɪs, ˈdeɪ əs/
Latin.
1.
as with our fathers, may God be with us (motto of Boston).
Deus vobiscum
[de-oos voh-bis-koom] /ˈdɛ us voʊˈbɪs kum/
noun, Latin.
1.
God (be) with you.
Deus vult
[de-oos voolt] /ˈdɛ us ˈvult/
noun, Latin.
1.
God wills (it): cry of the Crusaders.
ditat Deus
[dee-taht de-oo s; Englishdahy-tat dee-uh s, dey-uh s] /ˈdi tɑt ˈdɛ ʊs; English ˈdaɪ tæt ˈdi əs, ˈdeɪ əs/
Latin.
1.
God enriches: motto of Arizona.
British Dictionary definitions for Deus
Deus
/ˈdeɪʊs/
noun
1.
God
Word Origin
related to Greek Zeus
Word Origin and History for Deus
deus
n.
"God, a god," see Zeus; c.1300 as a French interjection; never nativized, but appearing in adopted Latin expressions such as deus absconditus "hidden god."