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as in deity
the quality or state of being divine
in some cultures, the ruler of the people has godhead and is worshipped accordingly
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as in Divinity
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
most Christians believe that there are three separate persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—that make up the Godhead
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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.
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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
For the GOP, Trump is nothing short of a godhead.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2020
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
For the GOP, Trump is nothing short of a godhead.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2020
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“Godhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godhead. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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