demigod

[ dem-ee-god ]

noun

1. a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity.
2. a deified mortal.

demigod

/ ˈdɛmɪˌɡɒd /

noun

1. 1. a mythological being who is part mortal, part god
   2. a lesser deity
2. a person with outstanding or godlike attributes

Derived Forms

• ˈdemiˌgoddess, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of demigod¹

1520–30; translation of Latin sēmideus. See demi-, god ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of demigod¹

C16: translation of Latin sēmideus

Example Sentences

The ambitious open-world RPG is set in a medieval land filled with dragons and demigods.

From Time

Given what advocates have had to deal with in the past, the man seems like a demigod.

From The Daily Beast

Bachchan, after a few decades of demigod status in Bollywood, is the very baritone of authority in Indian film.

From The Daily Beast

He has become the demigod of the bloated manufacturing, mining, and landlord interests throughout the country.

From Project Gutenberg

I have consulted God and demigod; the nymph of the river, and what I far more admire and trust, my blue-eyed Minerva.

From Project Gutenberg

With him Alexander was the veritable demigod whom he sottishly decreed that his subjects should see in him.

From Project Gutenberg

Parr moved back, as if to allow this young demigod the center of the stage.

From Project Gutenberg

Compared with the sordid men around her, with whom he would be an object of supercilious contempt, he seemed like a demigod.

From Project Gutenberg

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