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demigods

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for demigods.

Editorial note

In-universe evidence: despite being in a reality with infinite numbers of capricious demigods, Earth isn't dead yet.

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Quick take

Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of demigods gathered in one view.

noun

Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.

noun

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for demigods.

noun

Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.

noun

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

Example sentences

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In-universe evidence: despite being in a reality with infinite numbers of capricious demigods, Earth isn't dead yet.

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I guess the guys running all those projects must be some kind of sysadmin demigods or something.

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Because that might be what an ecologically depleted world looks like: a few super-rich demigods presiding over massive seething ghettoes policed by drones.

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It's only if they survive into high levels that they become demigods.

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Even if developers are not demigods they shouldn't be above learning.

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It's comforting to see that even demigods get it wrong sometimes.

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This is because Earthlings are essentially capricious demigods by the standards of more primitive cultures, but we really enjoy slumming it.

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When you're training developers remember that you're not training demigods.

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Our oral history does talk about gods, demigods and such.

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I think people would be much more serene if they stopped idolizing certain programmers, computer scientists and tech people in general as demigods.

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An alternative explanation for feeling more alive upon having contact with someone from the big screen is that we perceive such people as demigods.

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There are those demigods who go from strength to strength, and being the best is the norm for them, but the vast majority of people only reach those heights for a few months or years before their performance normalizes.

Proper noun examples

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Demigods formed this government during the Heroic Age, the most perfect the world has ever known, and while we understand that we mere Iron Age mortals may controvert its principles with certain actions, at its core the government is fundamentally the same.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use demigods in a sentence?

In-universe evidence: despite being in a reality with infinite numbers of capricious demigods, Earth isn't dead yet.

What does demigods mean?

Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.

What part of speech is demigods?

demigods is commonly used as noun.