a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world
in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion
in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema
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When your character uses magic, interacts with powerful deities, or even achieves godlike status themselves, the player also shares such experiences on some level as well.
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Michael Naparstek,
The Conversation,
12 June 2025
In 2006, the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade was a local deity, and the celebrity spotlight of the LeBron James years may never be surpassed.
Going from local church to being on tour in front of thousands of people overnight was a dream come true and, in the same season, writing with all my heroes.
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
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