Definition of "God" :

noun: a material effigy that is worshipped

"Money was his god."

noun: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

noun: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

noun: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people

"He was a god among men."