Godhead

[ god-hed ]

noun

1. 1. the essential being of God; the Supreme Being.
   2. Christianity. the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. god·head, divinity; godhood.
3. god·head, Rare. a god or goddess; deity.

Godhead

/ ˈɡɒdˌhɛd /

noun

1. the essential nature and condition of being God
2. the Godhead
   God

Word History and Origins

Origin of Godhead¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English godhede; God, -head

Example Sentences

Wicca is a naturalistic religion whose followers generally worship a pantheistic Godhead and practice magic.

From The Daily Beast

The other alleged sculpture of the Godhead requires more careful examination.

From Project Gutenberg

False gods, whatever degree of godhead they usurped, had for a time the mystifying power of concealing their falsehood.

From Project Gutenberg

She had sat and listened for two mortal hours while her idol defiled himself and sneered away his godhead.

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But it is possible to disengage and examine apart the two chief elements in the earliest as in the latest ideas of Godhead.

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The appearance of a god in animal form—even in a loathsome animal form—would not derogate from his essential godhead.

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• divinity
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