the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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Go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
But in other rituals, choice cuts were left raw for the gods, a display that proved to the gods where the meat originated.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
Victory is commonly depicted as a winged figure, holding a palm frond or laurel and descending from above as a messenger of the gods, according to the University of Chicago.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The sacrificial rituals separated gods and humans but also united them by incorporating the gods into the human system of meat distribution.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
But in other rituals, choice cuts were left raw for the gods, a display that proved to the gods where the meat originated.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
Victory is commonly depicted as a winged figure, holding a palm frond or laurel and descending from above as a messenger of the gods, according to the University of Chicago.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The sacrificial rituals separated gods and humans but also united them by incorporating the gods into the human system of meat distribution.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gods
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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