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Godhead

American  
[god-hed] / ˈgɒdˌhɛd /

noun

    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. godhead, divinity; godhood.

  3. Rare. godhead, a god or goddess; deity.

Godhead British  
/ ˈɡɒdˌhɛd /

noun

  1. the essential nature and condition of being God

  2. God

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Etymology

Origin of Godhead

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

Example Sentences

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Later lyrics say, "Veiled in flesh the Godhead see. Hail the incarnate deity."

From Fox News • Dec. 19, 2021

According to Backchannel, the purpose is to “develop and promote the realization of a Godhead based on Artificial Intelligence.”

From The Verge • Dec. 18, 2018

Attempts to dissect the Godhead don’t take long to become messy and technical.

From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2015

It’s an interview free of the atmosphere of an acolyte climbing Mount Dylan for a colloquy with the Mystical Godhead.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 9, 2015

Concerning the Gods, there are those who deny the very existence of the Godhead; others say that it exists, but neither bestirs nor concerns itself nor has forethought for anything.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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