godhead

Example Sentences

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To his cult followers, he functions as a type of godhead whom they love and to whom they constantly express devotion.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2020

Martin, the godhead of the “Thrones” universe, has suggested, which is that the end of the saga will be bittersweet.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2019

It is a measure of star wattage, of established pedigree, of the disorientating brilliance of the Messi-Ronaldo godhead, and the footballing success of La Liga.

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2017

And yet, though Thiel hovers above Wolfe’s narrative like an Oz-like godhead, he is barely a presence in it, except when he’s the recipient of its adulation.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2017

Her rank was so transcendent that she brought into her husband's family a measure of the godhead of her ancestors, and her descendants have thenceforth reverenced her forefathers in preference to those of her husband.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil