Adjective

(en adjective)

Having the characteristics of a god.

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, year = 1895 , title = , author = H. L. Mencken (translator) , original = Der Antichrist , by = (Friedrich Nietzsche) , section = §48 , passage = Man himself had been his greatest'' blunder; he had created a rival to himself; science makes men ''godlike — it is all up with priests and gods when man becomes scientific! }}

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, date = 1990-09-01 , title = (The Vor Game) , first = Lois McMaster , last = Bujold , authorlink = Lois McMaster Bujold , publisher = Baen Books , isbn = 9780671720148 , ol = 7663039M , passage = When a normal ensign looked at his commander, he ought to see a godlike being, not a, a... future subordinate. }}

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, date = 2001-07-14 , title = , series = (Farscape) , season = 3 , number = 12 , people = (Ben Browder) , role = John Crichton , passage = Godlike' aliens! Man, do I hate '''godlike''' aliens! I'll trade a critter for a ' godlike alien, any day! }}

Characteristic of a god.

* 1817 , (John Keats), “”:

And each imagin'd pinnacle and steep / Of godlike hardship tells me I must die / Like a sick Eagle looking at the sky.

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, year = 1850 , title = A Few Thoughts for a Young Man , first = Horace , last = Mann , authorlink = Horace Mann , passage = Beneficence is godlike , and he who does most good to his fellow-man is the Master of Masters, and has learned the Art of Arts. }}

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, year = 1949 , year_published = 1965 , title = The Time Axis , first = Henry , last = Kuttner , authorlink = Henry Kuttner , ol = 22036162M , passage = It took the combined skills of three great civilizations far apart in time to frame that godlike concept in which the tangible universe itself was only a single factor. }}

Adjective

(er)

Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

I'm planning to visit the holy city of Mecca this Ramadan.

Revered in a religion.

Perfect or flawless.

Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else).

Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person.

(slang) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.

Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race!