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单词 godlet
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godletn.

Brit. /ˈɡɒdlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdlət/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: god n., -let suffix.
Etymology: < god n. + -let suffix. Compare earlier godling n., goddikin n., and godkin n.
A petty god; an infant or juvenile god.
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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
1884 Academy 28 June 450/1 He might always be baffled by the incalculable caprice of those innumerable godlets who..are regarded as the creatures of His hand.
1890 C. Patmore Unknown Eros (ed. 3) 127 Lest he devour her and her Godlets both.
1894 Daily News 27 Oct. 6/2 Many a local godlet came off badly during the terrible floods in the Valley of the Yangtze some years ago.
1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. xvi. 298 Just fancy us a pair of bloody gods, sir! Wouldn't we get us godlets on their maiden girls and pass the plate come Sunday?
1997 B. Morrow Giovanni's Gift ii. 177 With ornate acanthus leaves and fanciful godlets and sweet little beasts etched in their entablatures.
2003 C. Mendelson Daughters of Jerusalem 254 He looks at her with infinite disdain, like a rebellious godlet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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