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A demigod or demi-god is a minor deity, or a mortal or immortal who is the offspring of a god and a human, or a figure who has attained divine status after death.

. ‘Is it any surprise, then, that we have elevated sports heroes to the status of demigods?’. ‘I think it is absolutely amazing that we should be saying to a group that as part of their treaty settlement the courts will afford them the status of demigods.’. ‘Yes, the band was too big and grand, and perhaps its members were convinced of their own demigod status.’. ‘We caught up with the young Brit to find out how one becomes a demigod.’.

‘Leaders become demigods, and MPs lose being able to object constructively to party policies.’Origin.

Pronunciation /ˈdemēˌɡäd//ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd/

noun

  • 1A being with partial or lesser divine status, such as a minor deity, the offspring of a god and a mortal, or a mortal raised to divine rank.

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    ‘some Roman emperors claimed descent from demigods such as Hercules’
    • ‘The first and most important is the belief in the absolute oneness of God, the unitary nature of the divinity that allows for no pantheon of saints, demigods or divine consorts and children.’
    • ‘These are conceived in terms of various spirits, ancestors, demigods, demons, and so on.’
    • ‘This demigod assisted Lord Shiva in controlling the ghosts and goblins and hence it was considered important that he be satisfied by an offering of beautiful artifacts for his temple.’
    • ‘They believed themselves descended from demigods whose divinity had degraded through centuries of interbreeding with lesser races.’
    • ‘Then she prayed to all the demigods, and they all appeared there.’
    • ‘Yet there is much moral decision making in the course of the film, and how are actors to portray the moral decisions of demigods?’
    • ‘Few of his soldiers, shared Alexander's suicidal tendencies or his conviction that a glorious Homeric death in battle would necessarily assure one's status as a demigod post-mortem.’
    • ‘This planet was essentially divided into separate realms, each ruled by a demigod or goddess, and the world existed in relative peace.’
    • ‘Since the Big Island is the original Hawaiian homeland, it's where many of the gods, goddesses, and demigods live and are revered even today.’
    • ‘The glow of colours in the paintings depicting the pharaohs, demigods and goddesses in vivid yellow ochre, blue and orange was breathtaking.’
    • ‘He vanquished all demigods, and expelled them from heaven.’
    1. 1.1A man who is greatly admired or respected.
      ‘a former juvenile delinquent who would become a counterculture demigod’
      • ‘Is it any surprise, then, that we have elevated sports heroes to the status of demigods?’
      • ‘I think it is absolutely amazing that we should be saying to a group that as part of their treaty settlement the courts will afford them the status of demigods.’
      • ‘Yes, the band was too big and grand, and perhaps its members were convinced of their own demigod status.’
      • ‘We caught up with the young Brit to find out how one becomes a demigod.’
      • ‘Leaders become demigods, and MPs lose being able to object constructively to party policies.’

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Pronunciation

demigod

/ˈdemēˌɡäd//ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd/
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