God-man

American  

[god-man, -man] / ˈgɒdˈmæn, -ˌmæn /

noun

plural

God-men

1. Jesus Christ.

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

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God man British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of God-man

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

Miles said Christians believe that this points to the idea that the covenant was made "spiritually" between the "Father and the God-man Jesus Christ — rather than Abram himself," although Abram benefited from it.

From Fox News • Mar. 13, 2022

If Lawrence was the last colonial God-man, he was also the movie epic's first moody hero, father to countless sacred screen madmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is, in a word, the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in a sense that cannot be predicated of any human being, the truth that Christ is God-man being presupposed.”

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.

He thinks to himself: What this God-man says is indeed perfectly true.

From Appearances Being Notes of Travel by Dickinson, G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes)

It not only corrupts the doctrine of the infinite and truly redeeming value of the obedience of the God-man, but also denies the personal union of the divine and human natures in Christ.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)