1
: divine nature or essence
2
capitalized
a
b
: the nature of God especially as existing in three persons
—used with the
Examples of godhead in a Sentence
in some cultures, the ruler of the people has godhead and is worshipped accordingly
most Christians believe that there are three separate persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—that make up the Godhead
Recent Examples on the Web
Because Walt was the earthly godhead of the parks, attractions close to his heart like the Disneyland Railroad and Carousel of Progress get treated within the company like historical sites and are generally left operating almost as memorials.
—
Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
To write is to get yourself out of the way, as much as possible, in order to reveal Stevens’s thing itself: the moth, the herring, the peregrine, the rose garden, the godhead.
—Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
After 16 years of waiting for new music from The Cure, the beloved goth rock godheads have going from zero to the end in quick succession.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
These were Dederich’s tools of control, used to enforce his godhead status.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
And then the long decline, to the accompaniment of prescription drugs, binge eating and bad advice — even as his acolytes raise him to a state of godhead, the Sun King of rock ’n’ roll.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
The good stuff first: There are a handful of sequences that remind you why this 52-year-old director is considered a godhead by film geeks, genre freaks, and armchair arthouse-cinema scholars alike.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023
The idea that the endlessly inventive filmmaker-cum-Lone Star DIY godhead would throw his director’s cap into the ring of brain-teasing psychological thrillers is exciting in theory.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
To be fair, Britney doesn't have to carry the load alone; book writer David West Read has the benefit of Swedish pop godhead Max Martin's full catalog at his disposal — nearly 30 millennium-straddling hits from the Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande and more.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2022
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
To write is to get yourself out of the way, as much as possible, in order to reveal Stevens’s thing itself: the moth, the herring, the peregrine, the rose garden, the godhead.
—Simon Critchley, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
After 16 years of waiting for new music from The Cure, the beloved goth rock godheads have going from zero to the end in quick succession.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
These were Dederich’s tools of control, used to enforce his godhead status.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
And then the long decline, to the accompaniment of prescription drugs, binge eating and bad advice — even as his acolytes raise him to a state of godhead, the Sun King of rock ’n’ roll.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
The good stuff first: There are a handful of sequences that remind you why this 52-year-old director is considered a godhead by film geeks, genre freaks, and armchair arthouse-cinema scholars alike.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023
The idea that the endlessly inventive filmmaker-cum-Lone Star DIY godhead would throw his director’s cap into the ring of brain-teasing psychological thrillers is exciting in theory.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
To be fair, Britney doesn't have to carry the load alone; book writer David West Read has the benefit of Swedish pop godhead Max Martin's full catalog at his disposal — nearly 30 millennium-straddling hits from the Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande and more.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2022
Dictionary Entries Near godhead
Cite this Entry
“Godhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godhead. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
godhead
noun
god·head
-ˌhed 
1
: divine nature : divinity
2
capitalized
: god sense 1
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share