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demigod
dem·i·god D0121100 (dĕm′ē-gŏd′)n.1. Mythology a. A being, often the offspring of a god and a mortal, who has some but not all of the powers of a god.b. An inferior deity; a minor god.c. A deified man.2. A person who is highly honored or revered.demigod (ˈdɛmɪˌɡɒd) n1. (Classical Myth & Legend) a. a mythological being who is part mortal, part godb. a lesser deity2. a person with outstanding or godlike attributes[C16: translation of Latin sēmideus] ˈdemiˌgoddess fem ndem•i•god (ˈdɛm iˌgɒd)
n. 1. a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human. 2. a deified mortal. [1520–30; translation of Latin sēmideus] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  demigod - a person with great powers and abilitiessuperman, Ubermenschleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others | | 2. | demigod - a person who is part mortal and part goddaemondeity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a forceAdonis - (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite" |
Translationsdemigod
demigoda. a mythological being who is part mortal, part god b. a lesser deity demigod (person)A hacker with years of experience, a nationalreputation, and a major role in the development of at leastone design, tool, or game used by or known to more than halfof the hacker community. To qualify as a genuine demigod, theperson must recognisably identify with the hacker communityand have helped shape it. Major demigods include Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie (co-inventors of Unix andC) and Richard Stallman (inventor of Emacs). In theirhearts of hearts, most hackers dream of someday becomingdemigods themselves, and more than one major software projecthas been driven to completion by the author's veiled hopes ofapotheosis.
See also net.god, true-hacker.demigod
Synonyms for demigodnoun a person with great powers and abilitiesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a person who is part mortal and part godSynonymsRelated Words- deity
- divinity
- god
- immortal
- Adonis
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