demigod

[ dem-ee-god ]

/ ˈdɛm iˌgɒd /

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noun

a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity.

a deified mortal.

Nearby words

demi-vierge, demibastion, demic, demicanton, demigauntlet bandage, demigod, demigoddess, demijohn, demilitarize, demilitarized zone, demilune

Origin of demigod

1520–30; translation of Latin sēmideus. See demi-, god

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Examples from the Web for demigod

Given what advocates have had to deal with in the past, the man seems like a demigod.
Michel Martelly—Can He Lead?|Lois Romano|September 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Bachchan, after a few decades of demigod status in Bollywood, is the very baritone of authority in Indian film.
What Does India Think About Slumdog Millionaire?|Amulya Gopalakrishnan|January 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
From this moment Forrest moves on and upward with the stride of a demigod.
The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed
Scott, the demigod, pours out his great romances in an inexpressive fluid.
The Critical Game|John Albert Macy

Jackson was a demigod to her and to the people of Tennessee.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
Not even the shepherd, much less the warrior or the demigod, inhabited these quiet scenes.
McClure's Magazine, Volume VI, No. 3. February 1896|Various
The slave had passed through the great initiation, and had changed to a demigod.
The Dead Command|Vicente Blasco Ibez

British Dictionary definitions for demigod

demigod

/ (ˈdɛmɪˌɡɒd) /

noun

a mythological being who is part mortal, part god
a lesser deity

a person with outstanding or godlike attributes

Derived Formsdemigoddess, fem n

Word Origin for demigod

C16: translation of Latin sēmideus

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Word Origin and History for demigod

demigod

1520s, from demi- + god, rendering Latin semideus. The child of sexual intercourse between a deity and a mortal, a man raised to divine rank, or a minor god.

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