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[ dem-ee-god ] / ˈdɛm iˌgɒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR demigod ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity. a deified mortal. Origin of demigod1520–30; translation of Latin sēmideus.See demi-, god Words nearby demigoddemi-cannon, demicanton, demi-culverin, demi-détourné, demigauntlet bandage, demigod, demigoddess, demi-hunter, demijohn, demilitarize, demilitarized zone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demigodGiven what advocates have had to deal with in the past, the man seems like a demigod. Michel Martelly—Can He Lead?|Lois Romano|September 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST Bachchan, after a few decades of demigod status in Bollywood, is the very baritone of authority in Indian film. What Does India Think About Slumdog Millionaire?|Amulya Gopalakrishnan|January 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST From this moment Forrest moves on and upward with the stride of a demigod. The Brothers' War|John Calvin Reed Scott, the demigod, pours out his great romances in an inexpressive fluid. The Critical Game|John Albert Macy
Jackson was a demigod to her and to the people of Tennessee. Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters Not even the shepherd, much less the warrior or the demigod, inhabited these quiet scenes. McClure's Magazine, Volume VI, No. 3. February 1896|Various The slave had passed through the great initiation, and had changed to a demigod. The Dead Command|Vicente Blasco Ibez
British Dictionary definitions for demigod
noun- a mythological being who is part mortal, part god
- a lesser deity
a person with outstanding or godlike attributes Derived forms of demigoddemigoddess, fem nWord Origin for demigodC16: translation of Latin sēmideus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to demigodcreator, demon, totem, deity, divinity, almighty, father, providence, master, lord, idol, power, spirit, holiness, soul, maker, numen, daemon, omnipotent, prime mover |