as in deity
the quality or state of being divine
according to Greek myth, Hercules was granted godhood after his death
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Recent Examples of godhood
Season one concluded with the triumph of Mrs. Astor agreeing to come to her ball; season two ended with Bertha’s ascent to social godhood after building her own opera hall and functionally burning the old one to the ground.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
So by The Final Reckoning, his nigh godhood is at hand.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The full cast of Norse godhood is here, specifically Thor — who is portrayed like Valhalla’s meanest bar bouncer.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
But Shinra has an ace up their sleeve: their solider Sephiroth, long thought dead, is alive and intent on achieving godhood.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
There was Ulf with his feet on the dinner table, enjoying his recent elevation to functional godhood.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.
—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
Perhaps more frequently than Subin would care to admit, the resistance made possible by godhood was more symbolic than physical.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
So by The Final Reckoning, his nigh godhood is at hand.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The full cast of Norse godhood is here, specifically Thor — who is portrayed like Valhalla’s meanest bar bouncer.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
But Shinra has an ace up their sleeve: their solider Sephiroth, long thought dead, is alive and intent on achieving godhood.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
There was Ulf with his feet on the dinner table, enjoying his recent elevation to functional godhood.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.
—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
Perhaps more frequently than Subin would care to admit, the resistance made possible by godhood was more symbolic than physical.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godhood
Noun
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For many, the relationship with tequila ended in their early 20s with promises made to some dormitory deity — often made of porcelain — to end a miserable night’s agony.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Tisdale and her husband Christopher French named their daughter after the planet, which is also inspired by the Roman deity Jupiter.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 July 2025
Noun
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After attending Spelman College, King decided to become a minister and earned her master's in divinity and a law degree from Emory University.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
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But both wound up attending St. Augustine Catholic Seminary boarding school in Michigan, studying at Villanova University in Philadelphia and earning divinity degrees together at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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“Godhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godhood. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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