name
Meaning 1
The Trinity.
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Standard Lemma guide
Godhead
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɒd.hɛd/
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CMU ARPABET: G AA1 D HH EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
The divine nature of God as an abstract entity.
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noun
Meaning 3
Divinity or godhood, divine essence or nature.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, countable, uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 5
Any deity or idol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
An admired or influential person or entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah
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Broader terms: God, Supreme Being
Narrower terms: Trinity, Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity, Sacred Trinity, hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ
History
Etymology
From Middle English Godhede, equivalent to God + -head (“-hood”). Doublet of godhead.
Inherited from Middle English godhede, equivalent to god + -head (“-hood”). First attested in the Ancrene Wisse (ca. 1225); compare godhood and Dutch godheid as well as German Gottheit.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 大牌 (dàpái) — admired or influential person or entity
- Finnish: auktoriteetti — admired or influential person or entity
- Finnish: asiantuntija — admired or influential person or entity