demigods

noun

plural of demigod
1
as in spirits

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as in immortals

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  1. spirits
  2. dignitaries
  3. demons
  4. monuments
  5. angels
  6. eminences
  7. gods
  8. deities
Noun
  • Today, the brown spirits landscape in this country has changed dramatically, and there is no longer a single state that does not have at least one whiskey producer.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the growth of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits has made zebra striping far more sustainable.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The school back then had a solid curriculum and robust extracurricular offerings, including a world-class band that played for numerous dignitaries, which later in the century would include President Richard Nixon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There it was met by Ivorian minister of culture Francoise Remarck, along with local dignitaries and residents.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dignitaries
Noun
  • She is plagued by psychological demons that destroy most of the relationships around her.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But Jesus eventually heals the man and casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which tumble over a cliff and drown.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of demons
Noun
  • Now, the state attorney general says the city must pay a fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The same year that the Lincoln Memorial was inaugurated, the tomb of Tutankhamum was discovered in Egypt, fueling a broader fascination with ancient civilizations, monuments and the ways societies preserved memories of powerful figures.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of monuments
Noun
  • Shortly after securing its first check, Popl raised a friends-and-family round backed by a couple of early angels, including Jason’s father and Popl advisor, Mike Alvarez Cohen.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Valor’s Antonio Gracias, HubSpot cofounders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, and Cognition CEO Scott Wu are among the angels.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of eminences
Noun
  • All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As the story goes, the trickster god Loki crashes a feast of 12 gods in Valhalla, with his hijinks leading to the death of the radiant god Balder.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of gods
Noun
  • The most common ritual practice is the giving of offerings to deities, although—in contrast to the ancient druids—the sacrifice of animals (or humans) is not practiced in modern Druidry.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Almost a century after the overthrow of the goddess Akaso and her kinfolk of local deities by the arrival of white missionaries, their disciples were stepping up to root out what was left.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
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