demigod C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd/ UK /ˈdemiˌɡɒd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a being part divine and part mortal Hercules was revered as a demigod of great strength. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a being part divine and... supermanherodeity ↔ Opposites mortal Word family Forms demi-gods Derived forms demigoddess Related forms goddemigoddess Etymology AI details A hybrid formation from the prefix demi- ('half'), from Latin dimidius ('half'), plus the native English god, modeled on Latin semideus. dimidius Latin god Old English View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # demigod **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdemiˌɡɒd/ ## Meanings 1. a being part divine and part mortal ## Examples - Hercules was revered as a demigod of great strength. ## Synonyms - superman - hero - deity ## Antonyms - mortal ## Derived Forms - demigoddess ## Related Forms - god - demigoddess ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dimidius - Root: god ## Etymology A hybrid formation from the prefix demi- ('half'), from Latin dimidius ('half'), plus the native English god, modeled on Latin semideus. ## AI Etymology Demigod is a hybrid formation from the prefix demi- ('half'), from Latin dimidius ('half'), plus the native English god, modeled on Latin semideus. The ancestry passes through Latin dimidius and Old English god. In present use as a noun, it means "a being part divine and part mortal", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include god and demigoddess; derived forms include demigoddess. Its contrast set includes mortal, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown