deific

[ dee-if-ik ]

/ diˈɪf ɪk /

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adjective

making divine; deifying.

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Origin of deific

1480–90; <Late Latin deificus, equivalent to Latin dei- (combining form of deus god) + -ficus-fic

Words nearby deific

deicer, deicide, deictic, deid, deif, deific, deification, deiform, deify, Deighton, deign

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How to use deific in a sentence

For deep feeling has a potency of its own, and all that careless group felt as if some deific cloud had passed by.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864|Various
But we will close with the testimony of a French philosopher (Bagin) on the subject of deific incarnations.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors|Kersey Graves
The Persians have alway's opposed the making and worship of deific images; and they worship but one God, with the above names.
The Bible Of Bibles;|Kersey Graves
He invoked the inspiration of the Goddess of Song, and waited for, no doubt believed in, some "deific impulse" descending on him.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy|Benjamin Franklin Cocker

Conscious life, or the capacity to become conscious of anything, is a Deific attribute.
Solaris Farm|Milan C. Edson

British Dictionary definitions for deific

deific

/ (diːˈɪfɪk, deɪ-) /

adjective

making divine or exalting to the position of a god

divine or godlike

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