"higher being" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: higher beings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} higher being (plural higher beings)
  1. A non-human life form believed to have power over human life, such as the Christian God. Synonyms: cosmocrat, God, god, higher power, Lord, lord Translations (non-human life form believed to have power over human life): korkeampi voima (Finnish), вы́сшее существо́ (výsšeje suščestvó) [neuter] (Russian), ser superior [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-higher_being-en-noun-0XAOfgqc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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