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God-man
[ god-man, -man ]
noun
, plural God-men
- Jesus Christ.
- (lowercase) a being who possesses the combined attributes of a deity and of a human; demigod.
God man
noun
- a person, such as Jesus Christ, who unites humanity with God
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Word History and Origins
Origin of God-man1
First recorded in 1550–60
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Example Sentences
The phrase of choice to describe Rampal is “self-styled god-man,” which has been repeated ad nauseam in the press.
From The Daily Beast
At the third stage, the god-man finally comes to be regarded as in every respect a man.
From Project Gutenberg
Then comes a second stage, in which the human aspect of the concept 'god-man' occupies the foreground.
From Project Gutenberg
Nevertheless, the god-man is conceived as an ideal man only in the sense in which one may speak of any ideal as actual.
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On the first stage, the divine aspect of the god-man overshadows the human character.
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But the Prometheus of Lowell is not the god-man writhing in an awful conflict with his slavery but begun.
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