Examples of godhood in a Sentence
according to Greek myth, Hercules was granted godhood after his death
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There was Ulf with his feet on the dinner table, enjoying his recent elevation to functional godhood.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.
—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
Perhaps more frequently than Subin would care to admit, the resistance made possible by godhood was more symbolic than physical.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the force behind Theosophy, groomed the reluctant child for godhood.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
Klan robes hiding in a closet, pleasant politicians with plans toward repressive godhood, the eerie possibility that the vengeful striving of a heroic Black woman is part of some mysterious higher power's maniacal plan.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2020
The merely infuriating Devs finale ends with Forest explaining his own new godhood.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 July 2020
But her ascension into godhood and becoming a superhero, detailed in Aaron and Dauterman’s Mighty Thor comic, comes with a twist.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 July 2019
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.
—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
Perhaps more frequently than Subin would care to admit, the resistance made possible by godhood was more symbolic than physical.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the force behind Theosophy, groomed the reluctant child for godhood.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
Klan robes hiding in a closet, pleasant politicians with plans toward repressive godhood, the eerie possibility that the vengeful striving of a heroic Black woman is part of some mysterious higher power's maniacal plan.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2020
The merely infuriating Devs finale ends with Forest explaining his own new godhood.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 July 2020
But her ascension into godhood and becoming a superhero, detailed in Aaron and Dauterman’s Mighty Thor comic, comes with a twist.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 July 2019
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“Godhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godhood. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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