godlike
/ˈɡɑdlaɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having the characteristics of a god.
adj
Characteristic of a god.
adj
Similar or comparable to God, the sole deity of a monotheistic religion.
Example Sentences
- "Man himself had been his greatest blunder; he had created a rival to himself; science makes men godlike — it is all up with priests and gods when man becomes scientific!"
- "When a normal ensign looked at his commander, he ought to see a godlike being, not a, a... future subordinate."
- "Godlike aliens! Man, do I hate godlike aliens! I'll trade a critter for a godlike alien, any day!"
- "And each imagin'd pinnacle and steep / Of godlike hardship tells me I must die / Like a sick Eagle looking at the sky."
- "Beneficence is godlike, and he who does most good to his fellow-man is the Master of Masters, and has learned the Art of Arts."
- "It took the combined skills of three great civilizations far apart in time to frame that godlike concept in which the tangible universe itself was only a single factor."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English godlike From god + -like.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑdlaɪk/
- British English: /ˈɡɒdlaɪk/
Inflected Forms
more godlike (comparative)
most godlike (superlative)