Emily Dickinson Lexicon

goblin, n. [see goblin, adj.]

1. Frightful, monstrous, evil phantom.
2. Small fairy.

god (-s), n. [see God, proper n.] (webplay: deity).

1. Leader; vanguard; soldier; angel; divine being.
2. Divinity; supernatural power; spiritual being.
3. Idol; treasure; prized possession; precious item; object of worship; [fig.] dear one; deceased loved one.

God (-s, -'s), proper n. [OE < Indo-European gheu, to invoke, or to pour, offer sacrifice.] (webplay: angel, chief, deity, honor, infinite, Jehovah, sovereign, supreme, universe). ; [see ED letters.]

1. Deity; divine personage that hears and answers prayers.
2. Heavenly Father; loving ruler of heaven; the steward of the afterlife; the receiver of the righteous dead into paradise.
3. Holy One; Supreme Being; omnipotent one; divine judge of humanity; all-knowing deity with the power to correctly judge the acts of those who have died; just Father with the authority to righteously judge His children; [fig.] embodiment of truth.
4. Creator; maker of the universe; immortal progenitor of humanity; (see Genesis 1:1).
5. Phrase. “Oh God”: no; it can't be; please help; expression of desperation.
6. Phrase. “God forbid”: may it not be that; may God not allow that.
7. Phrase. “God the Son”: Emmanuel (Matthew 1:23); Jesus Christ; God with us; the promised Messiah; the Savior of the world; first-born only-begotten child of Heavenly Father and Mary of Nazareth; divine man who experienced suffering, mediated sin, and overcame death for all humankind because he is the offspring of an eternal father and a mortal mother.
8. Phrase. “Thank God”: praise be to the Lord that; give thanks to the Father because.
9. Phrase. “God bless”: may the Lord reward; praise be to the Lord because of.
10. Phrase. “Son of God”: (see son, n.)

goer by, n. [see go, v. and by, adv./prep .]

One who goes.

Golconda, proper n. [Telugu golla + konda, shepherd's hill.]

Hyderabad; kingdom in southern India; one of the five Muslim Sultanates; region celebrated for its diamonds in the 16^th and 17^th centuries; [fig.] wealth.

gold, adj. [see gold, n.]

1. Bright, yellow color.
2. Representation of Royalty; deity – often used with scarlet, blue, or purple. 1072 When you – hold – Garnet to Garnet / – Gold to Gold

gold (-s), n. [OE.]

1. Precious metal of a bright yellow color, and the most docile and malleable of all metals. It is the heaviest metal except platinum and being a very dense, fixed substance, and not liable to be injured by air, it is well fitted to be used as coin, or a representative of commodities in commerce. Its ductility and malleability render it the most suitable metal for guilding. It is often found native in solid masses, as in Hungary and Peru; though generally in combination with silver, copper or iron.
2. Money.
3. Something pleasing or valuable.

golden, adj. [see gold, n.]

1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
2. Bright; shining; splendid.
3. Excellent; most valuable.
4. Happy; pure; ageless; simple; proper.
5. Phrase. “Golden Rod”: goldenrod; yellow wildflower; plant that produces blossoms in late summer or autumn.
6. Phrase. “Golden Fleece”: legendary sheepskin sought by Jason and the Argonauts; pelt of a winged ram that Hermes sent to carry two children to safety; ram's hide placed in a sacred grove and guarded by a sleepless dragon.

Goliah, proper n. [Heb. poss. < glh, denude, strip, exile.]

Philistine giant; champion slain by the young David with a sling and stones; [fig.] problem; hardship; enemy; personal challenge; (see 1 Samuel 17 and ED letters).

good, adj. [OE god; NW adds Russ. godnei, fit, suitable.] (webplay: fit, good will, pleasant, safe, valuable).

1. High moral quality.
2. Earnest desire.
3. Successful.
4. Undamaged.
5. Pleasant.
6. Favorable.
7. Loyal; trusting.
8. Beneficial; useful; fit; appropriate.
9. Kind; harmless; not alarming; humane.
10. Equally; no better than.
11. Valuable.
12. Safe.
13. Valiant; uncorrupted.
14. Phrase. “Good Day”:
15. Phrase. “Good Evening”:
16. Phrase. “Good Morning”: