godling

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From god +‎ -ling.

Noun[edit]

godling (plural godlings)

  1. A minor divinity, a local or inferior god
    Synonyms: godlet, godkin
    • 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Warlord of Mars‎[1], HTML edition, 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.
  2. A young god.
    • 1964, "Tales of Asgard: The Storm Giants" (page 3) in Journey into Mystery #100, Marvel Comics
      But, though young, Thor is still a godling--with the strength of an immortal!

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References[edit]

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

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