Godkin
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A little god; a minor or inferior deity; godling. rare
"[…] whereas Indra, impotent as he is, hymnless as he is, — save in the oldest portions of the work, — still leads the gods, now godkins, of the ancient pantheon, […]"
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More examples"[…] whereas Indra, impotent as he is, hymnless as he is, — save in the oldest portions of the work, — still leads the gods, now godkins, of the ancient pantheon, […]"
Etymology
From god + -kin, perhaps also from Dutch godeken (“godkin”).
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