demigod
a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity.
a deified mortal.
Origin of demigod
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How to use demigod in a sentence
But other than that, we know nothing about this line of potential demigods.
For that reason, we now call them “an assembly of demigods.”
Meet the Real Founding Fathers: The Shocking Truth About Washington, Madison, and Martin | Kevin Bleyer | August 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFriedrich is by no means one of the perfect demigods; and there are various things to be said against him with good ground.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleIf these demigods differed from others of their class, it was only in being more commonplace, and in not meddling much with man.
The Soul of the Far East | Percival LowellWatteau bowed amorously before the gods and demigods of Olympus; he had found the gate to his Eden.
The saints and demigods whom history worships we are constrained to accept with a grain of allowance.
Essays, First Series | Ralph Waldo EmersonI made up for it with my animals, which I was far from forgetting amid this phantasmagoria of heroes and demigods.
The Life of the Fly | J. Henri Fabre
British Dictionary definitions for demigod
/ (ˈdɛmɪˌɡɒd) /
a mythological being who is part mortal, part god
a lesser deity
a person with outstanding or godlike attributes
Origin of demigod
1Derived forms of demigod
- demigoddess, fem n
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