Definitions
a person who is part mortal and part god
Word origin
From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.
Used in a sentence
“"Ah! he is one of your idols, I suppose," said Lord Norbourne, with a slight approach to a sneer. "Youth is prone to admire; but it is odd how, in a few years, we discover the defects of our demigods...”
“The 19-year-old right-winger — already dubbed Demigod — was set to play his first game with the Canadiens and the buzz in the city was off the charts.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Minor deity”7 letters
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