Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

godhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: god-hood
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English *godhod, from Old English godhād, equivalent to god + -hood. Compare godhead and Dutch godheid as well as German Gottheit.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *godhod, godhād
Suffix: god

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

godhoods (plural)

Synonyms

divinity

Questions

What does godhood mean?: Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God.
Where does godhood come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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