godling

English

Etymology

From god +‎ -ling.

Noun

godling (plural godlings)

1. minor divinity, a local or inferior god

   • 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Warlord of Mars^[1], edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:

     The Jeddak of Ptarth nodded his assent, but the ugly scowl that he bent upon Matai Shang harbored ill for that pasty-faced godling.

See also

• demi-god
• halfgod
• hero
• idol
• spirit

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• lodging