demigod
A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortalA half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
» He said he was a demigod.
Он сказал, что он полубог.
Meaning
2 sensesA half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
Halbgott, Halbgott
полубо́гpolubóx, божество́božestvó, полубо́гpolubóx
напівбо́гnapivbóh
a person who is part mortal and part god
Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.
Near-synonyms: hero, icon, idol, exemplar
Examples
5 sentencesHe said he was a demigod.
ruОн сказал, что он полубог.
The world above humans is inhabited by warring demigods, while the world below humans is inhabited by animals.
Elvis Costello is a demigod of new wave music.
Maradona was a demigod. With the ball, he was a god. Without the ball, he was human.
ruМарадона был полубогом. С мячом он был богом. Без мяча он был человеком.
deMaradona war ein Halbgott. Mit dem Ball war er ein Gott. Ohne den Ball war er menschlich.
"Would you like to be a billionaire, Tom?" "An aberrant psychopath, a cunning snake, a demigod who is allowed to do everything?"
de„Wärst du gern Milliardär, Tom?“ – „Ein anomaler Psychopath, eine hinterlistige Schlange, ein Halbgott, der sich alles erlauben kann?“
Translations
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Origin
From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining bFrom demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.
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