semi-divineadj.
Half divine; that is a demigod.
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1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 95 All whatsoeuer is..brought in by those outcasts of Moses, staine of Solon, and refuse of Licurgus, must be reputed for Metaphisicall, semie Diuine.
1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. iv. 110 Either the common god whom they worshipped, or some semi-divine being closely allied to him.
1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. vii. 226 The new governess was actually attempting to level sarcasm at the semi-divine head of her mistress.
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