godlike

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English godlike From god + -like.

1. Having the characteristics of a god.

   “Man himself had been his greatest blunder; he had created a rival to himself; science makes men godlike — it is all up with priests and gods when man becomes scientific!”

   “When a normal ensign looked at his commander, he ought to see a godlike being, not a, a... future subordinate.”

2. Characteristic of a god.

   “And each imagin'd pinnacle and steep / Of godlike hardship tells me I must die / Like a sick Eagle looking at the sky.”

   “Beneficence is godlike, and he who does most good to his fellow-man is the Master of Masters, and has learned the Art of Arts.”