DEMIGOD


Meaning of DEMIGOD in English

/ ˈdemigɒd; NAmE -gɑːd/ noun

1.

a minor god, or a being that is partly a god and partly human

2.

a ruler or other person who is treated like a god

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: translating Latin semideus .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.