godlike

[ god-lahyk ]

/ ˈgɒdˌlaɪk /

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adjective

like or befitting God or a god; divine.

RELATED WORDS

celestial, holy, supernatural

Nearby words

godhood, godiva, godiva, lady, godless, godlessly, godlike, godliness, godling, godly, godmother, godolias

Origin of godlike

First recorded in 1505–15; God + -like

Related formsgod·like·ness, nounun·god·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for godlike

Artists have often been said to take on godlike powers of life and death, but here it feels almost true.
CPR for Actors Killed By Tarantino and Coppola|Blake Gopnik|December 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the first series of the revival, Rose absorbed the energy of the time vortex, which gave her godlike powers.
A Primer For Doctor Who’s ‘Day of the Doctor’ Episode|Chancellor Agard|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The godlike Dr. Manhattan perceives time from outside its stream, freely moving between the past and the future.
How to Watch Watchmen|Douglas Wolk|January 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Using the ridges made by the toes as steps, she clammered up to the dark bulge of the deity's godlike bunion.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany

Dorothy immediately began to compare him with her brother Hugh, who was to her, of all men, the most godlike.
He Knew He Was Right|Anthony Trollope
He aspired to spiritual rule for no end but this, and his aspiration was disinterested, godlike.
Christianity and Modern Thought|Various
She looked as the women of that elder world, who were the mothers of godlike heroes, must have looked.
Christine|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
In these ways history is human, but always with a partly secreted and godlike faculty awaiting demand.
The Arena|Various

British Dictionary definitions for godlike

godlike

/ (ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk) /

adjective

resembling or befitting a god or God; divine

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Word Origin and History for godlike

godlike

adj.

1510s, from god + -like.