Examples of godhood in a Sentence
according to Greek myth, Hercules was granted godhood after his death
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So by The Final Reckoning, his nigh godhood is at hand.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The full cast of Norse godhood is here, specifically Thor — who is portrayed like Valhalla’s meanest bar bouncer.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
But Shinra has an ace up their sleeve: their solider Sephiroth, long thought dead, is alive and intent on achieving godhood.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
There was Ulf with his feet on the dinner table, enjoying his recent elevation to functional godhood.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.
—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
Perhaps more frequently than Subin would care to admit, the resistance made possible by godhood was more symbolic than physical.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the force behind Theosophy, groomed the reluctant child for godhood.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The full cast of Norse godhood is here, specifically Thor — who is portrayed like Valhalla’s meanest bar bouncer.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
But Shinra has an ace up their sleeve: their solider Sephiroth, long thought dead, is alive and intent on achieving godhood.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
There was Ulf with his feet on the dinner table, enjoying his recent elevation to functional godhood.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Subin takes us centuries back to Columbus, Cortes and Cook and the self-serving myths of conquistador godhood.
—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
Perhaps more frequently than Subin would care to admit, the resistance made possible by godhood was more symbolic than physical.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
The photo was received in Vanuatu as further proof of his godhood.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
Leadbeater and Annie Besant, the force behind Theosophy, groomed the reluctant child for godhood.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
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“Godhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godhood. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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