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demigod

de·mi·god

UK/ˈdɛmiɡɒd/ US/ˈdɛmiɡɑd/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

a person with great powers and abilities

2.

a person who is part mortal and part god

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Origin

From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.

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