godlike

[ god-lahyk ]

adjective

1. like or befitting God or a god; divine.

godlike

/ ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk /

adjective

1. resembling or befitting a god or God; divine

Other Words From

• godlikeness noun
• un·godlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of godlike¹

First recorded in 1505–15; god + -like

Example Sentences

They called for ending “this godlike power” for all presidents to come.

From Los Angeles Times

Too many of us in the media have made jokes over the past decade about living in the “worst timeline,” or suggesting that the godlike alien authors of this simulation should simply switch it off.

From Salon

They give birth.They have the most godlike of abilities, that of creating a human life seemingly from nothing.

From Salon

Once upon a time it was a godlike Pharoah figure looking out on a civilisation but now it’s just a desert.

From BBC

Open access to detection tools could also give people the impression they are “godlike technologies that can outsource the critical thinking for us” when instead we need to be aware of their limitations, Ajder said.

From Seattle Times