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demigod

UK/ˈdɛmiɡɒd//ˈdɛmiɡɑd/

demigod noun: a half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

demigod: a half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal
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Noun

demigod (plural demigods)

  1. A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
  2. Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.
    • Near-synonyms: hero, icon, idol, exemplar
    • "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...1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Different Views of Youth and Age”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 99
    Synonyms:
    hero, icon, idol, exemplar

Proper noun capitalized: Demigod

Demigod

  1. (informal) The ice hockey player Ivan Demidov, when portrayed as a hero.
    • 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.2025 April 15, Brendan Kelly, “What the Puck- Ivan Demidov's Canadiens debut fires up Montreal fans”, in Montreal Gazette, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2026

demigod meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

demigod in Tamil

கடவுள் பாதி மனிதன் பாதி, சிறு தெய்வம், சித்தர், தெய்வமாகப் போற்றப் படுபவன்

demigod in Bengali

demigod
অংশাবতার oṅśabotar

demigod in Telugu

demigod
యక్షుడు yakṣuḍu

demigod in Malayalam

demigod
ദിവ്യൻ divyaṉ
More languagesFewer languages
demigod in Kannada
ದೇವಾಂಶ ಸಂಭೂತ, ನರದೇವತೆ
demigod in Arabic
نِصْف إِلٰه niṣf ʔilāh
demigod in Indonesian
setengah dewa
demigod in Persian
نیمایزد nim-izad, نیمخدا nimxodâ
demigod in Vietnamese
á thần, bán thần

Synonyms of demigod

All synonyms of demigod

Forms of demigod

pluraldemigods
alternative formdemi-god

Origin of demigod

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.

Blend of Russian Демидов (Demidov) + demigod.

Words formed from demigod

Questions about demigod

What does demigod mean?
Demigod means a half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
What is demigod in Tamil?
Demigod in Tamil is கடவுள் பாதி மனிதன் பாதி, சிறு தெய்வம், சித்தர். See Demigod meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is demigod?
Demigod can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce demigod?
Demigod is pronounced /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/ (UK).
What is the plural of demigod?
The plural of demigod is demigods.

Words near demigod in the dictionary

  1. demiglace
  2. demiglaces
  3. demiglaze
  4. demiglobe
  5. demiglobes
  6. demigod
  7. demigoddess
  8. demigoddesses
  9. demigodhood
  10. demigodly
  11. demigods

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: demigod (page history and authors); Demigod (page history and authors); demigod (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অংশাবতার (Bengali) (page history and authors); యక్షుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ദിവ്യൻ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); demigod (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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