godling

[ god-ling ]

noun

1. a minor god, especially one whose influence or authority is entirely local.

Word History and Origins

Origin of godling¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; god, -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Who is the young Greek godling, hopelessly lost in the impenetrable depths of your drawing-room?

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In the Betūl district there is a village godling called Dait, represented by a stone under a tree.

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He saw himself in his professional school, star of his class, pampered godling of his mates.

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The messenger boy who finally brought her expected note, looked to him like a Greek godling.

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We say modest, because on the death of the godling Phton, his father Phoebus withheld his light from the earth a whole day.

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