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theanthropos

noun
the·an·thro·pos | \ ˌthēənˈthrōˌpäs \

Definition of theanthropos 

: a man incarnating or believed to incarnate God or a god : god-man

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History and Etymology for theanthropos

Late Greek theanthrōpos, from Greek the- + anthrōpos man

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