demigod

[dem-ee-god]

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noun

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

Origin of demigod

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

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Related Words for demigod

creator, demon, totem, deity, divinity, almighty, father, providence, master, lord, idol, power, spirit, holiness, soul, maker, Jehovah, Allah, numen, Yahweh

Examples from the Web for demigod

Contemporary Examples of 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
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

Historical Examples of demigod

And you are a demagogue, and a demigod, and a Jew, and a Mephisto!
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13
Elbert Hubbard
Silenus, the nurse and teacher of Bacchus—a demigod of the woods.
Keats: Poems Published in 1820
John Keats
As might be supposed, the hero of the Nile was, after this, almost worshipped as a demigod.
The Battle and the Breeze
R.M. Ballantyne
That Lygian was in their eyes then a demigod worthy of 25 honor and statues.
Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year
E.C. Hartwell
He has been the target of abuse that knew no mercy; but he has been worshiped as a demigod.
Abraham Lincoln and the Union
Nathaniel W. Stephenson

British Dictionary definitions for demigod

demigod

noun

1. a mythological being who is part mortal, part god
2. 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

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.