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demigod

(demigɒd

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Word forms: plural demigods

1. countable noun

In mythology, a demigod is a less important god, especially one who is half god and half human.

2. countable noun

If you describe a famous or important person such as a politician, writer, or musician as a demigod, you mean that you disapprove of the way in which people admire them and treat them like a god.

[disapproval]

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demigod in British English

(ˈdɛmɪˌɡɒd

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noun

1.

a.

a mythological being who is part mortal, part god

b.

2.

a person with outstanding or godlike attributes

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Derived forms

demigoddess (ˈdemiˌgoddess)

feminine noun

Word origin

C16: translation of Latin sēmideus

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demigod in American English

(ˈdɛmɪˌɡɑd )

noun

1. mythology

a.

a lesser god; minor deity

b.

the offspring of a human being and a god or goddess

2.

a godlike person

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demigod in American English

(ˈdemiˌɡɑd)

noun

1.

a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity

2.

a deified mortal

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Word origin

[1520–30; trans. of L sēmideus. See demi-, God]

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Which makes you a demigod, if that makes you feel any better.He would afterward think of Nietzsche's aphorism Around the hero, all things turn into tragedy; around the demigod, into a satyr-play.

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