god-king

[ god-king, -king ]

noun

1. a human sovereign believed to be a deity or to have godlike attributes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of god-king¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

So Tezcatlipoca entered, and he said to the sick god-king, How art thou?

From Project Gutenberg

Originally, ceremonies were modes of behaviour to the god-king.

From Project Gutenberg

He had brought back to Rome the Egyptian idea of a god-king.

From Project Gutenberg