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godkin

godkin noun: a little god; a minor or inferior deity; godling.

Noun

godkin (plural godkins)

  1. (rare) A little god; a minor or inferior deity; godling.
    • […] 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, […]1895, Edward Washburn Hopkins, The Religions of India, volume 25, page 377

Forms of godkin

pluralgodkins
alternative form (obsolete)goddikin

Origin of godkin

From god + -kin, perhaps also from Dutch godeken (“godkin”).

Questions about godkin

What does godkin mean?
Godkin means a little god; a minor or inferior deity; godling.
What part of speech is godkin?
Godkin is a noun.
What is the plural of godkin?
The plural of godkin is godkins.

Words near godkin in the dictionary

  1. Godiva
  2. godkid
  3. godkids
  4. godkiller
  5. godkillers
  6. godkin
  7. godkind
  8. godkins
  9. Godlee
  10. Godlees
  11. godless

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