godlike

adjective

ˈgäd-ˌlīk How to pronounce godlike (audio)
Definition of godlikenext
as in divine
of, relating to, or being God the godlike splendor of creation

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Recent Examples of godlike Kripke was asked about the recent appearance of Gen V’s Jordan and Marie in The Boys, where Marie has godlike powers the show is seemingly dismissing. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Trapped in a system that rewards perfection and punishes weakness, Janie spirals toward a godlike ideal that’s slowly destroying her from within. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 May 2026 The oldest institution in the world meets secular upstarts bent on creating godlike technology. — Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 Nudity continued to be associated with godlike beauty and power. — Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for godlike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godlike
  1. divine
  2. heavenly
  3. holy
  4. sacred
  5. blessed
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  • Throughout Homer’s tale, Odysseus is repeatedly thwarted by divine wrath, nature and human fallibility.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Far above what humans or AI models can create, God, divine Truth, is spiritual, universal, ever-present intelligence.
    — Suzanne Riedel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Definition of divine
Adjective
  • The actress, 29, wore a heavenly floor-length white gown sourced from French fashion house Matières Fécales to the red carpet at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Tuesday, July 14.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of heavenly
Adjective
  • Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have maintained close defense ties for decades, in part because of Islamabad’s longstanding commitment to help defend Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, in the kingdom.
    — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • Atsushi Matono is responsible for erecting the shingi, a sacred tree placed at the top of one of the floats —the holiest part of the structure, to which a deity is believed to descend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of holy
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  • This place has a mysterious spiritual atmosphere, shaped by the idea of sacred cosmic energy and stories of warriors who gained supernatural powers through intense training.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Delta musicians also often used call-and-response patterns, which were common in African music and were used in other blues styles and in African American sacred music, including spirituals.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of sacred
Adjective
  • The overall operation, however, was for at least a few blessed hours in good, uneventful shape.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • That lesson came back to me recently during the 33rd yahrzeit of my mother, Charlotte (Lazar) Gildin, of blessed memory.
    — Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
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