God-man
noun
Jesus Christ.
God-man
American
[god-man, -man]
/ ˈgɒdˈmæn, -ˌmæn /
noun
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God-men
plural
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Jesus Christ.
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(lowercase) a being who possesses the combined attributes of a deity and of a human; demigod.
God man
British
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of God-man
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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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
God-man or devil-man, or a combination of both, but great, incontestably great and compelling.
From The Pools of Silence by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
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 Neil Buchanan
And if Jesus Christ as God-man is the “one mediator of God and men,” He must also have assumed the human nature of children, in order to redeem them from original sin.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss
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
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 W.P. Livingstone
"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 Edgar Wallace
Lord, fill us with Thyself, and let us be God-men and good men, and so represent Thy goodness.
From Days of Heaven Upon Earth by A. B. (Albert B.) Simpson
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 W.P. Livingstone
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