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gods that failed

gods that failed is the plural of god that failed.

Meaning of god that failed

Noun

god that failed (plural gods that failed)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) A notable let-down or flop; a concept, product, or person that has failed to live up to very high expectations.
    • And it is just because [Sartre’s] early post-war influence was so great, and his intellectual magnetism so hypnotic, that today he has left such disarray among intellectuals throughout France. God has failed him; but he, too, is a god that failed. Today his public utterances still make headlines...1969, John Ardagh, The New French Revolution, page 359

Questions about gods that failed

What is gods that failed the plural of?
Gods that failed is the plural of god that failed.

Words near gods that failed in the dictionary

  1. godroons
  2. gods
  3. gods bless you
  4. gods damn
  5. gods may do what cattle may not
  6. gods that failed
  7. gods willing
  8. gods-fearing
  9. godsake
  10. godsakes
  11. godsawful

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