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Synonyms for demigod


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dem-ee-god
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛm iˌgɒd

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Définition of demigod

Origin :
  • 1520s, from demi- + god, rendering Latin semideus. The child of sexual intercourse between a deity and a mortal, a man raised to divine rank, or a minor god.
  • As in god : noun supernatural being worshipped by people
  • As in hero/heroine : noun brave person; champion
Example sentences :
  • And you are a demagogue, and a demigod, and a Jew, and a Mephisto!
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • Silenus, the nurse and teacher of Bacchus—a demigod of the woods.
  • Extract from : « Keats: Poems Published in 1820 » by John Keats
  • As might be supposed, the hero of the Nile was, after this, almost worshipped as a demigod.
  • Extract from : « The Battle and the Breeze » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • That Lygian was in their eyes then a demigod worthy of 25 honor and statues.
  • Extract from : « Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year » by E.C. Hartwell
  • He has been the target of abuse that knew no mercy; but he has been worshiped as a demigod.
  • Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln and the Union » by Nathaniel W. Stephenson
  • That Lygian was in their eyes then a demigod worthy of honor and statues.
  • Extract from : « Quo Vadis » by Henryk Sienkiewicz
  • The idea that any mortal should dare to raise a hand on such a demigod did not enter his head.
  • Extract from : « Quo Vadis » by Henryk Sienkiewicz
  • He is said to have been the twin of the demigod Mangara by a queen on the Coromandel coast.
  • Extract from : « Demonology and Devil-lore » by Moncure Daniel Conway
  • Incarnation of a demigod for the destruction of Mlechchhas—II.
  • Extract from : « The Kath Sarit Sgara » by Somadeva Bhatta
  • An artist is no demigod, as we picture him when we are twenty-three, like you, Elly.
  • Extract from : « Old People and the Things That Pass » by Louis Couperus
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