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• play God — showing disapproval phrase if someone plays God, they use their power or authority to make important decisions that you think a person should not make, especially decisions about whether people live or die He accused doctors of wanting to play… …   Useful english dictionary

• play God — showing disapproval if someone plays God, they use their power or authority to make important decisions that you think a person should not make, especially decisions about whether people live or die He accused doctors of wanting to play God …   English dictionary

• play God — behave as if all powerful. → God …   English new terms dictionary

• play God — to behave as if you have the right to make very important decisions that seriously affect other people s lives. Genetic engineers claim that most countries have already put legislation in place that will stop them from playing God …   New idioms dictionary

• god — [gɔd US ga:d] n [: Old English;] 1.) God the spirit or ↑being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe ▪ Most Americans still believe in God . ▪ Nothing could shake his belief in God . ▪ He thought it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• God — noun (singular, not with the) 1 the being 2 (1) who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to see also: act of God act 1 (10) 2 God/oh God/my God/good God spoken used to add force to what you are saying, when you are surprised, annoyed, or amused: Oh …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• play — play1 [ pleı ] verb *** ▸ 1 take part in sport/game ▸ 2 make music/sound ▸ 3 have part in play, etc. ▸ 4 when children have fun ▸ 5 when light moves ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take part in a sport or game: The girls are out… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• play — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, etc. 2 intr. (foll. by with) act light heartedly or flippantly (with feelings etc.). 3 tr. a perform on or be able to perform on (a… …   Useful english dictionary

• god — [[t]gɒ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ gods 1) N PROPER The name God is given to the spirit or being who is worshipped as the creator and ruler of the world, especially by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He believes in God... God bless you. 2) CONVENTION (emphasis)… …   English dictionary

• God Bless America — Infobox Song Name = God Bless America Caption = Type = Artist = alt Artist = Album = Published = 1918, 1938 (revised) Released = track no = Recorded = Genre = Patriotic Length = Composer = Irving Berlin Label = Producer = Chart position = Tracks …   Wikipedia

• God — n. 1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; a deity. b an image, idol, animal, or other object worshipped as divine or symbolizing a god. 2 (God) (in Christian and other… …   Useful english dictionary