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Demigod

//ˈdɛmiɡɑd// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The ice hockey player Ivan Demidov, when portrayed as a hero. informal

    "The 19-year-old right-winger — already dubbed Demigod — was set to play his first game with the Canadiens and the buzz in the city was off the charts."

Noun
  1. 1
    A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
  2. 2
    a person who is part mortal and part god wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.

    ""Ah! he is one of your idols, I suppose," said Lord Norbourne, with a slight approach to a sneer. "Youth is prone to admire; but it is odd how, in a few years, we discover the defects of our demigods..."

  4. 4
    a person with great powers and abilities wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.

Etymology 2

Blend of Russian Демидов (Demidov) + demigod.

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