od
Pronunciation: /ɒd/
The English word “od” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- (Euphemistic form of) God.
- A hypothetical force or natural power, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.
Etymology
Alteration of God.
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