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overgod

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A god who is highest among other gods

noun
/ˈoʊvərˌɡɑd/

Literature

: dios supremo

The concept of an overgod is present in many mythologies, suggesting a singular power that oversees all gods.

Examples

In the ancient pantheon, Zeus was often seen as the overgod, ruling supreme over all other deities.
Each demigod gangsta must passively and obeisantly acquiesce to his next-in-line higher OverGod, and I'm after all and over all: Emperor Obama, POTUS OverGod!

Blog text (18)
In their religious texts, the followers described their chief deity as the overgod, the ultimate source of all creation.

Synonyms

almighty being

vsovergod

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A god who has unlimited power over everything

is the highest divine figure above all other gods in a pantheon

How Powerful

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Literature

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deity

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godlet

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Surface Forms

overgod singular

overgods plural

Morphology

overgod = god (transparent) = over + god

The meaning is directly built from the productive prefix 'over-' (above, supreme) + 'god', yielding 'supreme deity'.

Etymology

Overgod combines over ('above') and god, so it names a god who stands above all the other gods and is the highest power in a group of gods.