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