Demigod

Quick meaning: Demigod is a noun meaning (mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

Meaning

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

More Meanings

1. Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.

Example Sentences

"Ah! he is one of your idols, I suppose," said Lord Norbourne, with a slight approach to a sneer. "Youth is prone to admire; but it is odd how, in a few years, we discover the defects of our demigods.

He finds, not “demigods” but “ a combative group of exhausted, drunken, broken, petty, partisan, scheming, squabbling, bloviating, sensory-deprived, underoxygenated, fed-up, talked-out, overheated delegates so distraught they threatened violence, secession.

Word Forms

• demigods
• demi-god

Synonyms for demigod

Depending on context, synonyms include half-god, hero, icon, idol, daemon, ubermensch.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include daemon, superman, ubermensch, demi-god, half-god, demideity.

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