god-king
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- noun
- /ɡɑd kɪŋ/
- Literature
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- During ancient times, many believed that the pharaoh was a god-king, ruling with divine authority over the land.
There are prisoners in the Room of Chains sent a month ago by the grace of our Lord the God King from his city, Awabath.
- There are prisoners in the Room of Chains sent a month ago by the grace of our Lord the God King from his city, Awabath.
- Poor Pentha, she might have to become the high Priestess of the God King now.
- So all hail then the new God King of monitors, and all hail our sponsor NZXT.
Examples
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Despite his formal abdication, many still regarded him as the god-king.
Academic text (2002) -
Because of his unusual appearance, the Egyptians assumed him to be a god, sent to advise their own god king.
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Before this battle is over... people will know... that even a god-king can fall.
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That has changed in recent times as the God Kings have irrigated to themselves greater and greater power.
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There are prisoners in the Room of Chains sent a month ago by the grace of our Lord the God King from his city, Awabath.
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A god-king did fall.
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His regular involvement in development projects, his daily appearances on television, and his aura as god-king make him the most revered leader.
Academic text (1995) -
As a monarch in the Hinduized tradition of a god-king, Sihanouk had a charismatic appeal to the Cambodian peasantry.
Academic text (2002) -
Revered by his subjects, the god-king was seen as a mediator between the people and the gods.
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In the Mayan civilization, the god-king was responsible for rituals that ensured the prosperity of the agricultural season.
Synonyms
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A ruler of ancient Egypt who is both king and priest
A ruler people treat as a god who has political and religious power
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word god-king is made from god ('a divine being') and king ('a ruler'), so picture a king who is also a god. That's why a god-king is a ruler who is treated as a god or has god-like power.