godship

Example Sentences

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After this the monarch wanted no more proof of the godship of Buddha, kept his promise, and built the first pagoda in China.

From The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China by Dalton, William

They mixed in the fights of men, but availed themselves of their godship, if things went against them, and especially in order to get revenge for defeat.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

Jesus died to save those who could accept his claim to godship —believing that he would go to sit at the right hand of God to judge the world.

From The Seeker by Wilson, Harry Leon

This sudden stir Betrays his godship, and as we from far A clouded, sickly moon observe, so they Through the false mists his eclips'd torch betray.

From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Chambers, E. K. (Edmund Kerchever)

“Thither I rise, whilst thou—Zeus, keep the godship and sink!”

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward