demigodn.

Brit.

/ˈdɛmɪɡɒd/, U.S.

/ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd/

Etymology: demi- prefix 11: rendering Latin semideus.

In ancient mythology, etc.: A being partly of divine nature, as one sprung from the intercourse of a deity and a mortal, or a man raised to divine rank; a minor or inferior deity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > demigod or hero

kingeOE

half-godc1374

semigoda1464

heroa1522

demigod1530

indigetec1550

petty god1581

under-god1583

heroic1586

godling1596

semi-deity?1624

goddikin1675

medioxumus1677

godkin1765

man-god1826

godlet1884

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 366 What so ever goddes or demye goddes that they be.

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 360 They did sacrifice..vnto the demy gods, Androcrates..& Polyidus.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. ii. 115 What demy God hath come so neere creation?

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 796 The great Seraphic Lords and Cherubim..A thousand Demy-Gods on golden seats, Frequent and full.

1712 A. Pope tr. Ovid Fable Vertumnus & Pomona in Misc. Poems 134 A thousand Sylvans, Demigods, and Gods, That haunt our Mountains.

1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. viii. 307 The gods and demi-gods of pagan antiquity.

Draft additions December 2022

A man whose qualities, abilities, or achievements are considered extraordinary; a greatly admired, very attractive, or supremely powerful man.Also occasionally used of women.

ΘΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [noun] > person

godeOE

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful man or boy

Cupidc1381

narcissusc1385

Ganymede?1566

Adonis?1571

Greek goda1910

beefcake1949

society > authority > power > [noun] > powerful person or body > powerful person > exercising god-like power

godeOE

vice-god1600

Olympian1869

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 12 Agrippa was reputed..a demi-god in omnisufficiency of knowledge.

1774 School for Husbands II. lxviii. 207 The man is undoubtedly handsome, and can be very entertaining when he pleases; but I would not have him fancy himself a demi-god.

1818 London Lit. Gaz. 3 Oct. 636/2 By and by, these demigods of ministers will issue their orders.

1893 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Apr. 418/2 That this magnificent blond demigod should marry her seemed too great happiness to be believed.

1915 Western Daily Press 30 Oct. (3rd ed.) 5/3 They have all been taught from childhood that the officer is a demigod, and they have apparently lost the self-respect that would impel a mutiny.

2006 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Baylife section) 1 Spielberg..became a Hollywood demigod in the 1970s and 1980s after directing a string of box-office smashes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2022).

单词	demigod
释义	demigodn. Brit. /ˈdɛmɪɡɒd/, U.S. /ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd/ Etymology: demi- prefix 11: rendering Latin semideus. In ancient mythology, etc.: A being partly of divine nature, as one sprung from the intercourse of a deity and a mortal, or a man raised to divine rank; a minor or inferior deity. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > demigod or hero kingeOE half-godc1374 semigoda1464 heroa1522 demigod1530 indigetec1550 petty god1581 under-god1583 heroic1586 godling1596 semi-deity?1624 goddikin1675 medioxumus1677 godkin1765 man-god1826 godlet1884 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 366 What so ever goddes or demye goddes that they be. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 360 They did sacrifice..vnto the demy gods, Androcrates..& Polyidus. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice iii. ii. 115 What demy God hath come so neere creation? View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 796 The great Seraphic Lords and Cherubim..A thousand Demy-Gods on golden seats, Frequent and full. View more context for this quotation 1712 A. Pope tr. Ovid Fable Vertumnus & Pomona in Misc. Poems 134 A thousand Sylvans, Demigods, and Gods, That haunt our Mountains. 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. viii. 307 The gods and demi-gods of pagan antiquity. Draft additions December 2022 A man whose qualities, abilities, or achievements are considered extraordinary; a greatly admired, very attractive, or supremely powerful man.Also occasionally used of women. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [noun] > person godeOE the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > beautiful thing or person > beautiful person > beautiful man or boy Cupidc1381 narcissusc1385 Ganymede?1566 Adonis?1571 Greek goda1910 beefcake1949 society > authority > power > [noun] > powerful person or body > powerful person > exercising god-like power godeOE vice-god1600 Olympian1869 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 12 Agrippa was reputed..a demi-god in omnisufficiency of knowledge. 1774 School for Husbands II. lxviii. 207 The man is undoubtedly handsome, and can be very entertaining when he pleases; but I would not have him fancy himself a demi-god. 1818 London Lit. Gaz. 3 Oct. 636/2 By and by, these demigods of ministers will issue their orders. 1893 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Apr. 418/2 That this magnificent blond demigod should marry her seemed too great happiness to be believed. 1915 Western Daily Press 30 Oct. (3rd ed.) 5/3 They have all been taught from childhood that the officer is a demigod, and they have apparently lost the self-respect that would impel a mutiny. 2006 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 20 Feb. (Baylife section) 1 Spielberg..became a Hollywood demigod in the 1970s and 1980s after directing a string of box-office smashes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2022). < n.1530
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