demigod
noun
demi·god
ˈde-mē-ˌgäd 
1
: a mythological being with more power than a mortal but less than a god
2
: a person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine
the demigods of jazz
Examples of demigod in a Sentence
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Johnson famously plays South Pacific demigod Maui in the popular Disney film.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Here, Coach Prime’s the program, the face, the front porch, the demigod.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Meeting the gods and a father When Percy brazenly points out the dysfunction of Zeus’ family on Olympus, Zeus goes to strike the young demigod with his lightning bolt — only for Poseidon to come to his son’s rescue for the first time and surrender his position in the war.
—Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
The 12-year-old demigod has spent all day trying to save the world from… a lack of chemistry.
—EW.com, 15 Dec. 2023
The original book series of the same name, by Rick Riordan, follows the adventures of half-human, half-god children, or demigods, and is a Gen Z reading staple on par with Harry Potter.
—Elise Hannum, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2024
All demigods are said to have ADHD and dyslexia as a product of their godly parentage.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2024
In the decade before the great financial crisis of 2008, the chair of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, became a virtual demigod in Washington.
—Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2024
The result is a winning adaptation that finally does justice to Riordan’s books — proof that even demigods deserve a second chance.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Here, Coach Prime’s the program, the face, the front porch, the demigod.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Meeting the gods and a father When Percy brazenly points out the dysfunction of Zeus’ family on Olympus, Zeus goes to strike the young demigod with his lightning bolt — only for Poseidon to come to his son’s rescue for the first time and surrender his position in the war.
—Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
The 12-year-old demigod has spent all day trying to save the world from… a lack of chemistry.
—EW.com, 15 Dec. 2023
The original book series of the same name, by Rick Riordan, follows the adventures of half-human, half-god children, or demigods, and is a Gen Z reading staple on par with Harry Potter.
—Elise Hannum, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2024
All demigods are said to have ADHD and dyslexia as a product of their godly parentage.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2024
In the decade before the great financial crisis of 2008, the chair of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, became a virtual demigod in Washington.
—Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2024
The result is a winning adaptation that finally does justice to Riordan’s books — proof that even demigods deserve a second chance.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
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demigod
noun
demi·god
ˈdem-i-ˌgäd
1
: one who is partly divine and partly human
2
: an outstanding person who seems godlike
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