Deus (disambiguation)

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Deus is a Latin and Portuguese word for "God".

It may also refer to:

  • Deus, Laconian, Rhodian and Boeotian form of Zeus
  • dEUS (band), a Belgian rock band
  • Deus, a biomechanical "God" in the PS1 game Xenogears
  • Deus (video game), a survival simulation game by Silmarils
  • Deus, the title given to contestants in the manga/anime Angelic Layer
  • Deus, a character in the manga/anime Mirai Nikki
  • "Deus", a song by The Sugarcubes from their 1988 album Life's Too Good
  • DeuS, a Belgian beer
  • Deus (TV Show), a modern version of Orwell's1984, broadcast on the Israeli children's channel, Arutz HaYeladim

Dei is the genitive singular of deus, and occurs in:

  • Opus Dei ("The Work of God"), a Roman Catholic organization founded by Josemaría Escrivá
  • Agnus Dei ("Lamb of God"), the figure of a lamb bearing a cross, a Christian symbol of Jesus. The device is common in ecclesiastical art
  • Dei sub numine viget ("Under God's power she flourishes"), the motto of Princeton University

See also

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