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

They are demigods creating a new world, after all, so why should they have to deal with petty impediments like copyright law?

From Seattle Times

Cerberus, the guard of the underworld, is featured with Hercules, a reference to the heroic demigod’s 12th and final labor which involved capturing the hellhound.

From Washington Times

In place of demigods and antiheroes, women were his preferred orbit.

From New York Times

McShane’s unassuming appearance belies the power she wields in a culinary city like Los Angeles, where diners at some places tend to revere chefs as demigods.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than play in the McCaw Hall pit, the musicians will be situated onstage, right in the midst of Wagner’s cosmos of “flawed gods, aspiring demigods and power-mad dwarves,” as Staufenbiel puts it.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• deity
• demigoddess
• divinity
• god
• goddess
• immortal
• superhero