godlike

adjective

god·​like ˈgäd-ˌlīk How to pronounce godlike (audio)
: resembling or having the qualities of God or a god : divine
godlikeness noun

Examples of godlike in a Sentence

the godlike splendor of creation
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Others taunt me with having knelt at well - curbs Always wrong to the light , so never seeing Deeper down in the well than where the water Gives me back in a shining surface picture Me myself in the summer heaven , godlike , Looking out of a wreath of fern and cloud puffs . A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 Instead one was woken into an eternal godlike vigilance, as though the experience of objectification had in the end borne the fruit of objectivity. Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025 This ongoing rivalry and specialization—whether in coding, math, or personality—show that no godlike superintelligence is running away with the lead. Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025 But how will the Four defeat an almost godlike being, even with their impressive superpowers? ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for godlike

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of godlike was before the 12th century

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“Godlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godlike. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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