godship
Americannoun
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the rank, character, or condition of a god.
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Often Facetious. a title used in referring to a godlike person.
A bevy of servants were on hand to attend their godship's every whim.
Etymology
Origin of godship
Example Sentences
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"In the high godship," he went on, mechanically, where he had stopped.
From The Great Taboo by Allen, Grant
In a flash of intuition, Ula saw at once he was more frightened than hurt; he was afraid of the effect of this strange revelation upon his own reputation for supreme godship.
From The Great Taboo by Allen, Grant
This crowing and crying over a couple of spirits—mere ordinary spirits come ashore from the sun in a fiery boat—struck his godship as little short of childish.
From The Great Taboo by Allen, Grant
Strikes the beholder’s eye with burnish’d gold: To godship here blue Triton’s scaly herd, The river progeny is there preferr’d: Through towns Diana’s power neglected lies, Where to her dogs aspiring temples rise!
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
It is seldom his godship will be coaxed into a gift; and if he is attempted to be forced, he can use his lame leg, and send the rough worshipper to the devil.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
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