godship

American  

[god-ship] / ˈgɒd ʃɪp /

noun

1. the rank, character, or condition of a god.

2. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of godship

First recorded in 1545–55; god + -ship

Example Sentences

And after Brahm� has spent his modest day everything is destroyed and his godship spends an equal period in sleep and rest.

From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)

As they crossed their sacred boundary, Muriel cried, with a sudden outburst of tears, "Oh, Felix, what on earth shall we ever do to get rid of this terrible, unendurable godship!"

From The Great Taboo by Allen, Grant

For my good Genius, I must beg you to observe, has frequently taken lessons of the god Mercury, and is nearly as adroit in petty larceny as his godship himself.

From The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

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

Have I devoutly treated," Says he, "your godship, to be cheated?

From A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Billinghurst, Percy J.

Related Words

• deity
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