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Definition of Celtic deity
1. Noun. A deity worshipped by the Celts.
Specialized synonyms: Amaethon, Ana, Aengus, Angus, Angus Og, Oengus, Arawn, Arianrhod, Arianrod, Boann, Brigit, Dagda, Dana, Danu, Don, Dylan, Epona, Gwydion, Gwyn, Llud, Llyr, Lug, Lugh, Manannan, Manawydan, Manawyddan, Morrigan, Morrigu
Specialized synonyms: Fomor, Fomorian, Ler, Lir, Llew Llaw Gyffes, Tuatha De, Tuatha De Danann
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celtic Deity
Literary usage of Celtic deity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1828)
"Whether Caesar was accurate in so describing a celtic deity, is more than my ...
greatest Temple in Celtic Britain was raised to the greatest celtic deity, ..."
2. Words and Places, Or, Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology and by Isaac Taylor (1893)
"To the celtic deity we may probably assign the local names of BELAN, near Trefeglwys
in Montgomeryshire, BELAN near Newtown, two BELAN BANKS in Shropshire, ..."
3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1890)
"The Wilmington giant has, moreover, two staves, as indications of travelling ;
and Caesar refers to a celtic deity as a god of journeying of which many ..."
4. The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review by John Henry Newman, James Shergold Boone (1793)
"... was a German deity ; and fome writers think that Teu is the Celtic for people,
and Tat, father; he might hence be proved to be a celtic deity. ..."
5. The Westminster Review by John Chapman, Charles William Wason (1903)
"... used in divination and games of chance; Fi-fo-fum, a celtic deity; Caledon,
Scotland; Ma-Jo-Li-Ka, probably an old Majorcan deity ; Aunt Sally, ..."
6. The Scotish Gaël; Or, Celtic Manners: As Preserved Among the Highlanders by James Logan (1843)
"... supposed to have been where the city of Chartres now stands. It appears to me
that the principal celtic deity was the sun, Belus, Belenus, or Baal. ..."
7. Harvard Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature by Dept. of Modern Languages, Harvard University (1903)
"In December, 1794, it objects that Andrews makes Odin a celtic deity in his
History of Great Britain, and in August, 1798, points out that the author of The ..."
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