Demigod
['demɪgɒd] or ['dɛmɪɡɑd]
Definition
(n.) A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
Typist: Perry
Definition
n. half a god: one whose nature is partly divine esp. a hero fabled to be the offspring of a god and a mortal:—fem. Dem′i-godd′ess.
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Examples
- Men like you have a right to trample on what is mortal in a demigod. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The manner in which gods and demigods and heroes and the world below should be treated has been already laid down. Plato. The Republic.
- The first seemed to be an assembly of heroes and demigods; the other, a knot of pedlars, pick-pockets, highwayman, and bullies. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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