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as in deity
the quality or state of being divine
in some cultures, the ruler of the people has godhead and is worshipped accordingly
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as in Divinity
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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
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Recent Examples of godhead
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.
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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
To write is to get yourself out of the way, as much as possible, in order to reveal Stevens’s thing itself: the moth, the herring, the peregrine, the rose garden, the godhead.
—Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 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
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
To write is to get yourself out of the way, as much as possible, in order to reveal Stevens’s thing itself: the moth, the herring, the peregrine, the rose garden, the godhead.
—Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godhead
Noun
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Martínez zeroed in on the ruins of the large temple of Taposiris Magna, located in what’s now the town of Borg El Arab, despite the fact that there was no information about which deity the temple was for or who built it.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The festival, held at Estancia High School in Costa Mesa, will include meals, music, dancing and puja, a Hindu ritual of worship performed to honor and establish a connection with a deity or sacred presence.—
Gabrielle Gillette,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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The memorial was heavily laden with evangelist music and speeches intertwining politics and divinity.—
Amanda Castro
Mandy Taheri
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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For years, Rosales has used the canvas to challenge Eurocentric ideals of divinity, beauty, and power.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Godhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godhead. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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