God Emperor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A god-king; a sovereign worshiped as a god.
  2. The Emperor of Japan.
name
  1. Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), American businessman and politician, President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025).

Word forms

God Emperor God Emperors God-Emperor the God Emperor

Etymology

Its use in reference to the Emperor of Japan is a calque of Japanese 天皇 (tennō, literally “heavenly sovereign/emperor”), referring to the emperor's descent from the sun goddess Amaterasu. In reference to Donald Trump, from Trump-supporting Internet users humorously depicting him as the God-Emperor of Mankind, a character from the British science fiction tabletop game Warhammer 40,000.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 神帝 Chinese Mandarin: 神皇帝 Finnish: jumalkeisari French: Empereur-Dieu German: Gott-Kaiser German: Gott-Imperator Italian: Imperatore-Dio Japanese: 神帝 Japanese: 神皇帝 Latin: Deus-Imperator Marathi: देव-सम्राट Polish: Bóg Imperator Portuguese: Imperador-Deus Romanian: Împărat-Zeu Romanian: Împărat-Dumnezeu Russian: Бог-Импера́тор Spanish: Emperador-Dios
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