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  • God-man
    God-man
    noun
    Jesus Christ.
  • God man
    God man
    noun
    a person, such as Jesus Christ, who unites humanity with God

God-man

American  
[god-man, -man] / ˈgɒdˈmæn, -ˌmæn /

noun

God-men plural
  1. Jesus Christ.

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


God man British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of God-man

First recorded in 1550–60

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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

This conception of Adam as the representative of humanity corresponds to Irenæus' doctrine of the God-man.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

Again, in the second Adam, if He is indeed the God-man, the Incarnate Jehovah, whence came His temptation?

From The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation by Hughson, Shirley C.

In short, the skeleton and muscle-preparation of metaphysics he concealed in the God-man of religion.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

The Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford put it this way: “ ‘Missa Solemnis’ is Beethoven talking to God, man to man.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

On April 23, 1851, Henry David Thoreau spoke at the Concord Lyceum about the interrelationship of God, man and nature.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2017

My, God, man, what a great steward you’d make!”

From Washington Post Aug. 26, 2015

He encompasses, unslavishly, all the possible explanations here: God, man, nature, we all seem to be woven together, collaborating together in a great and mysterious enterprise.

From The Guardian Jan. 4, 2013

Good God, man, something very crucial is going on in this house.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

God-men and brawny dudes take a break from killing or defending millions, and decide the fate of planets in a cage match, without the cage.

From Time Jul. 10, 2013

Chiefs in districts she had never heard of sent her messages: "Oh, Great White Mother, come and dwell with us, and we will be God-men."

From The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith by Livingstone, W.P.

When we come into the realization of the fact that we are God-men, then again we live accordingly, and have the powers of God-men.

From In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty by Trine, Ralph Waldo

"Let no man go," he said, observing the disposition of the gathering to melt away, "for this is a great palaver, and I come to speak for these God-men."

From The Keepers of the King's Peace by Wallace, Edgar

Both God-men and god-men are used in the text.

From The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith by Livingstone, W.P.

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