The council complained that the faineant deities had once held great power but now only watched the world drift by.

In the old village, the tutelary deities were honored at every doorway and shrine.

The conductor raised his hands with a deitylike calm, and the orchestra followed his silent command.

Ancient myths described the rise and fall of several deityships during the age of heroes.

We arrived in a deityforsaken village at dusk, and even the wind seemed too shy to disturb the silence.

Scholars debated whether the ancient myths reflected multiple deityhoods or a single evolving divinity.

After years of humble service, the warrior's unexpected ascent to deityship changed the way the village honored him.

After centuries of worship and miracles, the once-mortal hero attained deityhood among the people.

Many philosophers admired the deityless society for its emphasis on reason and communal responsibility.