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as in deity
the quality or state of being divine in some cultures, the ruler of the people has godhead and is worshipped accordingly

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as in Divinity
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe most Christians believe that there are three separate persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—that make up the Godhead

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Recent Examples of godhead After 16 years of waiting for new music from The Cure, the beloved goth rock godheads have going from zero to the end in quick succession. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024 Because Walt was the earthly godhead of the parks, attractions close to his heart like the Disneyland Railroad and Carousel of Progress get treated within the company like historical sites and are generally left operating almost as memorials. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024 To write is to get yourself out of the way, as much as possible, in order to reveal Stevens’s thing itself: the moth, the herring, the peregrine, the rose garden, the godhead. Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 After 16 years of waiting for new music from The Cure, the beloved goth rock godheads have going from zero to the end in quick succession. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024 These were Dederich’s tools of control, used to enforce his godhead status. Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023 And then the long decline, to the accompaniment of prescription drugs, binge eating and bad advice — even as his acolytes raise him to a state of godhead, the Sun King of rock ’n’ roll. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023 The good stuff first: There are a handful of sequences that remind you why this 52-year-old director is considered a godhead by film geeks, genre freaks, and armchair arthouse-cinema scholars alike. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023 The idea that the endlessly inventive filmmaker-cum-Lone Star DIY godhead would throw his director’s cap into the ring of brain-teasing psychological thrillers is exciting in theory. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
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Noun
  • The selection process is not clearly defined, but involves interpreting spiritual signs, turning to the Dharma protectors—Buddhist deities—and consulting the heads of Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 July 2025
  • The festival involves a procession of colorful chariots carrying Hindu deities, which are taken out of their respective temples and carried around the city.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 June 2025
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  • Greek myths feature dozens of chthonic divinities and forces.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • Its degree programs, which include graduate degrees, masters of divinity and doctorates, are offered 100% tuition-free through the seminary’s endowment and fundraising, but growing maintenance costs associated with the more-than-century-old campus have become a burden.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025

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“Godhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godhead. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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