godlike
godlike
Definition
god·like (gäd′līk′)
adjective
like or suitable to God or a god; divine
Etymology: ME
godlike
Synonyms
godlike
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- almost: Members see this apparent slaughter not as an act of evil, but as a Holy, almost Godlike thing.
- so: Jesus so godlike, being executed on the cross says, " Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.
Modifies a noun
- Odysseus: No more violence against the stranger, or any servant of godlike Odysseus ' house.
- genius: There should be little doubt about the godlike genius of Mark Perry, and the pivotal role he's played in punk and beyond.
- being: Human beings do not need to earn the right to be treated as Godlike beings.
- figure: Beside minimalist history, your commentary about David as some sort of Godlike figure is also quite incorrect.
- thing: The Old Greeks summoned godlike things to worship their god.
- telemachus: But when they had offered the wine and drunk deep themselves, Athene and godlike Telemachus were ready to return to their hollow ship.
Used with adjective complement
- become: We can mess it all up or we can become saints - become godlike!
godlike Quotes
Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is that. He dared to imagine everything.
Ere man's corruptions made him wretched, he Was born most noble that was born most free; Each of himself was lord; and unconfin'd Obey'd the dictates of his godlike mind.
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.
Men are the only animals who devote themselves assiduously to making one another unhappy. It is, I suppose, one of their godlike qualities.
