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Meanings of demi-god in English

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Usage of demi-god in English
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Politics were evidently their grand interest; the Duke of Wellington their demi-god.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1
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We watch the growing affection of the demi-god for the gentle Iole.
The Ways of Men
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It's just existing inside a sealed, celebrity demi-god bubble that got small.
The Guardian
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It seems almost too big a responsibility for any but a demi-god.
Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis; Or, Leaders of the Second...
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He has lived like a demi-god, and must die like a demi-god.
Napoleon and Blücher: An Historical Novel
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He became her ideal man and dwelt in her imagination as a demi-god.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
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In a moment I found myself converted from a prisoner into a demi-god.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
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The elder played fond Mentor, and the younger thought his brother a demi-god.
Lewis Rand
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There was an old demi-god with an eye in his forehead.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
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The person of the Emperor was, indeed, worshipped as a demi-god.
South America
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And as he listened to her, the Viking, the demi-god, disappeared.
Missing
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Fuh-hi, who is regarded as a demi-god, founded the Chinese Empire 2852 B.C.
Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
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In Polynesian mythology, Maui is the demi-god who inspired many myths and legends.
The Guardian
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Each man appears as a kind of demi-god characterised by a supernatural gift.
Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
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You behaved just now more like a demi-god than a man.
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
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He is a demi-god in intellect, and yet he has the intuition of femininity.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
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