• 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: 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: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; example: "he was a god among men"
• Noun: a material effigy that is worshipped; examples: "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image", "money was his god"
In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god.
You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.