Synonyms of godhead

godhead

noun

ˈgäd-ˌhed 

1

as in deity

the quality or state of being divine

in some cultures, the ruler of the people has godhead and is worshipped accordingly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deity
• divinity
• godhood
• holiness
• godliness
• saintliness
• blessedness
• piousness

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Divinity
• God
• Father
• Lord
• King
• deity
• Eternal
• Creator
• Providence
• Almighty
• Yahweh
• Jehovah
• Author
• Allah
• Maker
• Everlasting
• Supreme Being

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of godhead

Scattered throughout the new expansion are artworks by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone and art-furniture godhead Wendell Castle. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026

Summer is usually the time of long days and longer vacations, but summer 2025 was a season where the business world’s inviolable godhead, the chief executive officer, looked less and less like a position worth exalting. — Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025

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

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