godship

[ god-ship ]

noun

1. the rank, character, or condition of a god.
2. Often Facetious. a title used in referring to a godlike person:

   A bevy of servants were on hand to attend their godship's every whim.

Word History and Origins

Origin of godship¹

First recorded in 1545–55; god + -ship

Example Sentences

I never talked so familiarly with his godship before: thou mayest think, therefore, that his dialect sounded oddly in my ears.

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Not once in a thousand lives has a man such opportunity to prove his godship and bless himself and the world.

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But have we not found the process during the last four hundred years to be from citizenship to godship, from creature to creator?

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My confidence in her human-beingship is getting shaken, my confidence in her godship is stiffening.

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Such was the punishment of Sheddad for his aspiration to godship.

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Related Words

• deity
• sanctity