godlike

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

Also spelled god-like

US /ˈɡɑdˌlaɪk/ UK /ˈɡɒdlaɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
resembling or having the qualities of a god; divine or supremely excellent

The athlete moved with a godlike grace that astonished the crowd.

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Synonyms

1 adj · resembling or having the... divine deific celestial supreme exalted transcendent

Opposites

mortal human earthly

Word family

Derived forms godlikeness

Related forms god godlygodhood

Etymology

A compound of god + like. God is from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

god Old English *gudą Proto-Germanic

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# godlike

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɡɑdˌlaɪk
**IPA (UK):** ˈɡɒdlaɪk

## Meanings
1. resembling or having the qualities of a god; divine or supremely excellent

## Examples
- The athlete moved with a godlike grace that astonished the crowd.

## Synonyms
- divine
- deific
- celestial
- supreme
- exalted
- transcendent

## Antonyms
- mortal
- human
- earthly

## Derived Forms
- godlikeness

## Related Forms
- god
- godly
- godhood

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: god
- Root: *gudą

## Etymology
A compound of god + like. God is from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

## AI Etymology
Godlike is a compound of god + like. God is from Old English god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Important recorded forms include god (Old English) and *gudą (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers resembling or having the qualities of a god; divine or supremely excellent. The wider family includes derived forms such as godlikeness and related words such as god, godly, and godhood.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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