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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
So by The Final Reckoning, his nigh godhood is at hand.
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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
Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the force behind Theosophy, groomed the reluctant child for godhood.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
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
Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the force behind Theosophy, groomed the reluctant child for godhood.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godhood
Noun
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The selection process is not clearly defined, but involves interpreting spiritual signs, turning to the Dharma protectors—Buddhist deities—and consulting the heads of Tibetan Buddhist traditions.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
2 July 2025
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The festival involves a procession of colorful chariots carrying Hindu deities, which are taken out of their respective temples and carried around the city.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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All humans remained sick and suffering until God, out of love, decided to send down the Word in the form of His Son, thereby uniting His divinity with Nature.—
Mary Jo Bang
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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El-Amin’s uncle, Dennis Hubert, was an 18-year-old Black divinity student in 1930 when a mob of seven White men lynched him on the playground of an Atlanta school.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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“Godhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godhood. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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