God-man

American

[god-man, -man] / ˈgɒdˈmæn, -ˌmæn /

noun

plural

God-men

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

God man British

noun

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

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

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)

The "God-man" may be "discovered" in nature; but the "Man-god" must be "created" by man.

From The Complex Vision by Powys, John Cowper

But not to sink beneath their power, The God-man girt Him for the fray; And from the darkness of that hour, There sprang the light of endless day.

From Hymns from the Morningland Being Translations, Centos and Suggestions from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church by Brownlie, John

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