god-king

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A statesman who holds all the state's powers and has religious significance to his constituency.
  2. A king who is of divine descent.
  3. A monarch who is also a god.
  4. A tyrannical maintainer of a collaborative project.

Word forms

god-king god-kings

Etymology

From god + king.

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