Godhead

[ god-hed ]

noun

1. 1. the essential being of God; the Supreme Being.
   2. Christianity. the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. god·head, divinity; godhood.
3. god·head, Rare. a god or goddess; deity.

Godhead

/ ˈɡɒdˌhɛd /

noun

1. the essential nature and condition of being God
2. the Godhead
   God

Word History and Origins

Origin of Godhead¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English godhede; God, -head

Example Sentences

In “Godhead,” a heroin addict insists he doesn’t want any part of the American dream, merely his fix.

From New York Times

Former Republican president Ronald Reagan was treated as practically the “fourth member of the Godhead,” Burns recalled.

From Washington Post

Later lyrics say, "Veiled in flesh the Godhead see. Hail the incarnate deity."

From Fox News

After all, the Great Godhead doesn't need "sources," does He?

From Salon

“If language has any meaning,” Stanton wrote, “we have in these texts a plain declaration of the existence of the feminine element in the Godhead, equal in power and glory with the masculine.”

From Literature

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