semidivine

American  

[sem-ee-di-vahyn, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm i dɪˈvaɪn, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. somewhat more than mortal but less than divine.

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Etymology

Origin of semidivine

First recorded in 1590–1600; semi- + divine

Example Sentences

For admirers who like their Bard semidivine, it’s unappealing to think of him amid these grubby realities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Mark and Karen’s disintegrating marriage is the main concern of Heather, the Totality, rather than Heather herself, who is so impossibly idealized as to seem semidivine.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2017

At the top was the emperor, who was considered semidivine.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

He was also the only one to enjoy a semidivine status, ascending to Olympus to join his immortal wife Hebe, after much trial and tribulation on earth.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2010

Everywhere there is the same pyramidal structure, the same worship of a semidivine leader, the same economy existing by and for continuous warfare.

From "1984" by George Orwell