false god

Frequency: 5.52.5 per million words

A deity or object worshipped as a god, but considered illegitimate by the speaker.

godADJECTIVE + god

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Examples (10)

  • They accused the cult of worshipping a false god.
  • She renounced the false god of wealth after losing everything.
  • In their manifesto, they call fame a false god that seduces the insecure.
  • Beware of chasing the false god of productivity at the expense of rest.
  • Is this golden calf not a false god, made by human hands?
  • For years he served a false god without realizing it.
  • What they hail as progress may be a false god in disguise.
  • The prophets warned them to turn from their false gods.
  • In court, the CEO treated the market as a false god to justify every decision.
  • Let us topple every false god that claims our loyalty.