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noun demi·god \ ˈde-mē-ˌgäd \

Definition of demigod

1 :a mythological being with more power than a mortal but less than a god

2 :a person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine

the demigods of jazz

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A football demigod who helped forge the prototype mold in which Bell came off the assembly line.

— michael beller, SI.com, "Who Should I Draft No. 1 in Fantasy Football: David Johnson or Le'Veon Bell?," 8 Aug. 2017
So the question is, will the young women and men who count Styles a demigod follow him to the theater for some W.W. II doom?

— kenzie bryant, Vanities, "The Invention of Harry Styles, Movie Star," 18 July 2017
Disney’s 2016 animated adventure comedy is about an ancient Polynesian chieftain’s daughter who seeks out the demigod Maui to stop a terrible curse.

— elizabeth marie himchak, Pomerado News, "Free summer movies debut locally on Saturday," 14 June 2017
Diana, the demigod superhero played by Gal Gadot, is from Themyscira — the female utopia described above.

— allison p. davis, The Cut, "The First 20 Minutes of Wonder Woman Are the Best Part of the Movie," 5 June 2017
Amazon, demigod, princess, lump of clay—what is Gal Gadot’s version of Diana?

— vanityfair.com, "ntg_r1_c6v72_170418_022jt_g_r709.106832.tif," 1 June 2017
Amazon, demigod, princess, lump of clay—what is Gal Gadot’s version of Diana?

— joanna robinson, HWD, "The Subtle Genius of Wonder Woman’s Cinematic Origin," 1 June 2017
Behind him on the wall, a goat with a long beard was painted cleverly so that its horns meshed seamlessly with the building's toilet pipes, suggesting a demonic steampunk demigod.

— christopher borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "Another Quimby's grows in Brooklyn," 28 May 2017
The strangest thing about covering a rock star death is that a funeral marks the day where a seemingly omnipresent demigod, someone who appears to defy the limitations of existence by being truly extraordinary, is rendered ultimately human.

— eve barlow, Billboard, "Chris Cornell Fans Say Goodbye to a Rock Star at Hollywood Forever Cemetery: 'We Are Not Alone'," 27 May 2017

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1530

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: an extremely impressive or important person : a person who seems like a god in some way
: a person in mythology who has some of the powers of a god : a being in mythology who is part god and part human

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