demigod

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈdɛmiˌɡɑd/ UK /ˈdemiˌɡɒd/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a being part divine and part mortal

Hercules was revered as a demigod of great strength.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a being part divine and... superman hero deity

Opposites

mortal

Word family

Forms demi-gods

Derived forms demigoddess

Related forms goddemigoddess

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Religion & Belief

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