单词 | godlike |
释义 | godlike (once / 2825 pages) adj Someone who's godlike is so wonderful, beautiful, or good that they resemble a god. To very young children, many adults seem godlike simply because they are large and powerful. A devout religious figure might seem godlike to many of his followers — in other words, he seems more like a god than a fallible, mortal human being. The qualities of such a person, or those of a magical or mystical character, are also godlike: "Her godlike ability to become invisible came in handy when she was fighting the bad guys." The word comes from the Old English godlic, or "divine." WORD FAMILYgod: godless, godlike, gods+/godless: godlessly, godlessness USAGE EXAMPLESHis doodles, he tells us, often depicted some kind of godlike heroism. The New Yorker(Dec 15, 2016) Add godlike abilities, superhuman adversaries, existential crises and actual gods, and you’ve got a proper Wagnerian opera on the boil. Time(Nov 28, 2016) And then coming out the other side and asking: “What did that mean? Are you, in fact, a god? Are you godlike?” New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) 1adj being or having the nature of a god Syn divine heavenly of or belonging to heaven or god 2adj appropriate to or befitting a god a man of godlike sagacity "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref Syn divine superhuman above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance |
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