demidivine
demidivine adjective: half-divine and half-mortal.
Adjective
demidivine (comparative more demidivine, superlative most demidivine)
- Half-divine and half-mortal.
- He is as great a souled man as a Bodyed one, and, were he less furious in his passions, he would be demi-divine.1781, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 175
- I would coax my Husband to buy a House in London, & build a Cottage on Dymerchion Hill: the Situation is demidivine, and it would be his own.1788 January 28, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana
- Synonyms:
- semidivine
Synonyms of demidivine
Forms of demidivine
| comparative | more demidivine |
|---|---|
| superlative | most demidivine |
Origin of demidivine
From demi- + divine.
Questions about demidivine
- What does demidivine mean?
- Demidivine means half-divine and half-mortal.
- What part of speech is demidivine?
- Demidivine is an adjective.
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