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exgod

exgod noun: one who was formerly a god or revered as such.

Noun

exgod (plural exgods)

  1. One who was formerly a god or revered as such.
    • A tribe subjected by a stronger one often feels that its own gods are weaker, and so they are discredited, and that those of its conquerors are mighty and so they prevail. Occasionally vistors^([sic]) seem to cherish rancor against the religion of their victims, and hence many devils are really...1911, G. Stanley Hall, Educational Problems, volume II,D, Appleton and Company, page 46
    • When next I looked up, there was another exgod at the desk. An older guy. In a toga, his hair and beard long-curled and oiled. Holy mud, it could have been Poseidon, himself . . . but was not.1998, Martin H. Greenberg, Bruce D. Arthurs, editors, Olympus, Daw, →ISBN, page 311

Examples of exgod in a sentence

  • Occasionally vistors^([sic]) seem to cherish rancor against the religion of their victims, and hence many devils are really exgods, thus degraded.1911, G. Stanley Hall, Educational Problems, volume II,D, Appleton and Company, page 46:
  • Hex laughed and Rory started, realizing he'd been dropping his guard with the traitorous exgod.2010, Scott Mebus, The Sorcerer's Secret, Puffin Books, →ISBN:

Forms of exgod

pluralexgods
alternative formex-god

Origin of exgod

From ex- + god.

Questions about exgod

What does exgod mean?
Exgod means one who was formerly a god or revered as such.
How do you use exgod in a sentence?
Occasionally vistors^([sic]) seem to cherish rancor against the religion of their victims, and hence many devils are really exgods, thus degraded.
What part of speech is exgod?
Exgod is a noun.
What is the plural of exgod?
The plural of exgod is exgods.

Words near exgod in the dictionary

  1. exfoliomic
  2. Exford
  3. exformation
  4. exfriend
  5. exfriends
  6. exgod
  7. exgods
  8. exgratia
  9. exh
  10. exhairesis
  11. exhalable

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