God-man

[ god-man, -man ]

noun

, plural God-men

1. Jesus Christ.
2. (lowercase) a being who possesses the combined attributes of a deity and of a human; demigod.

God man

noun

1. a person, such as Jesus Christ, who unites humanity with God

Word History and Origins

Origin of God-man¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

The phrase of choice to describe Rampal is “self-styled god-man,” which has been repeated ad nauseam in the press.

From The Daily Beast

At the third stage, the god-man finally comes to be regarded as in every respect a man.

From Project Gutenberg

Then comes a second stage, in which the human aspect of the concept 'god-man' occupies the foreground.

From Project Gutenberg

Nevertheless, the god-man is conceived as an ideal man only in the sense in which one may speak of any ideal as actual.

From Project Gutenberg

On the first stage, the divine aspect of the god-man overshadows the human character.

From Project Gutenberg

But the Prometheus of Lowell is not the god-man writhing in an awful conflict with his slavery but begun.

From Project Gutenberg