"demigod" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/ [UK], /ˈdɛmiɡɑd/ [US] Forms: demigods [plural], demigoddess [feminine]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi|god}} demi- + god, {{der|en|la|semideus||half-god}} Latin semideus (“half-god”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|demigods|feminine|demigoddess}} demigod (plural demigods, feminine demigoddess)
  1. (mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal. Categories (topical): Mythology, Gods Synonyms (offspring of a deity and a mortal): half-god, hero Translations (a half-god or hero): ἡμίθεος (hēmítheos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), نِصْف إِلٰه (niṣf ʔilāh) [masculine] (Arabic), կիսաստված (kisastvac) (Armenian), դյուցազն (dyucʻazn) (Armenian), паўбо́г (paŭbóh) [masculine] (Belarusian), полубо́г (polubóg) [masculine] (Bulgarian), semidéu [masculine] (Catalan), semideessa [feminine] (Catalan), 半神半人 (bànshénbànrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 半神 (bànshén) (Chinese Mandarin), polobůh [masculine] (Czech), halvgud [common-gender] (Danish), halfgod [masculine] (Dutch), pooljumal (Estonian), puolijumala (Finnish), demi-dieu [masculine] (French), semideus [masculine] (Galician), Halbgott [masculine] (German), ημίθεος (imítheos) [masculine] (Greek), ήρωας (íroas) [masculine] (Greek), félisten (Hungarian), mideo (Ido), setengah dewa (Indonesian), semidio [masculine] (Italian), 半神 (hanshin) (alt: はんしん) (Japanese), жартылай құдай (jartylai qūdai) (Kazakh), 반신반인 (bansinbanin) (Korean), 반신 (bansin) (Korean), sēmideus [masculine] (Latin), полубог (polubog) [masculine] (Macedonian), halvgud [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), halvgud [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), نیمایزد (nim-izad) (Persian), نیمخدا (nimxodâ) (Persian), półbóg [masculine] (Polish), semideus [masculine] (Portuguese), semizeu [masculine] (Romanian), полубо́г (polubóx) [masculine] (Russian), по̏лубо̄г [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pȍlubōg [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), poloboh [masculine] (Slovak), polbog [masculine] (Slovene), semidiós [masculine] (Spanish), nusumungu (Swahili), halvgud [common-gender] (Swedish), yarıtanrı (Turkish), напівбо́г (napivbóh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), á thần (Vietnamese), lafagod [feminine, masculine] (Volapük) Translations (a lesser deity): semidéu [masculine] (Catalan), semideessa [feminine] (Catalan), 次神 (cìshén) (Chinese Mandarin), halvgud [common-gender] (Danish), lagere godheid (Dutch), puolijumala (Finnish), Halbgott [masculine] (German), ημίθεος (imítheos) [masculine] (Greek), félisten (Hungarian), semidio [masculine] (Italian), полубожество (polubožestvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), halvgud [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), halvgud [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bóstwo [neuter] (Polish), semideus [masculine] (Portuguese), божество́ (božestvó) [neuter] (Russian), полубо́г (polubóx) [masculine] (Russian), божо́к (božók) [masculine] (Russian), nusumungu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-demigod-en-noun-f0VOeEmX Disambiguation of Gods: 80 20 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'offspring of a deity and a mortal': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'a half-god or hero': 94 6 Disambiguation of 'a lesser deity': 97 3
  2. Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example. Synonyms (someone held up in reverence): icon, idol
    Sense id: en-demigod-en-noun-TenYZ-UJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with demi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'someone held up in reverence': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: demi-god

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          "alt": "はんしん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "word": "半神"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jartylai qūdai",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "word": "жартылай құдай"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "word": "반신반인"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nim-izad",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "word": "نیمایزد"
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nimxodâ",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "word": "نیمخدا"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "półbóg"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "semizeu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "polubóx",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "полубо́г"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "по̏лубо̄г"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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          "word": "pȍlubōg"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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          "word": "poloboh"
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "polbog"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "semidiós"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "word": "nusumungu"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "halvgud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "word": "yarıtanrı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "napivbóh",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "напівбо́г"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "word": "á thần"
        },
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          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "a half-god or hero",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "lafagod"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "a lesser deity",
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          "word": "semideessa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cìshén",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "word": "次神"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "halvgud"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "word": "lagere godheid"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "word": "puolijumala"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Halbgott"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "imítheos",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ημίθεος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "word": "félisten"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "semidio"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "polubožestvo",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "полубожество"
        },
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "halvgud"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "halvgud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bóstwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "semideus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "božestvó",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "божество́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "polubóx",
          "sense": "a lesser deity",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "полубо́г"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "半神半人"
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      "roman": "bànshén",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "pooljumal"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "puolijumala"
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "半神"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jartylai qūdai",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "жартылай құдай"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bansinbanin",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "반신반인"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bansin",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "반신"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "sēmideus"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polubog",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "полубог"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "halvgud"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "halvgud"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nim-izad",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "نیمایزد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nimxodâ",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "نیمخدا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "półbóg"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "semideus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "semizeu"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "полубо́г"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "по̏лубо̄г"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pȍlubōg"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "poloboh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "polbog"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "semidiós"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "nusumungu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
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      "word": "halvgud"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "yarıtanrı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "napivbóh",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "напівбо́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "word": "á thần"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a half-god or hero",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "lafagod"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "semidéu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "semideessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cìshén",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "word": "次神"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
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      "word": "halvgud"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "word": "lagere godheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "word": "puolijumala"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
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      "word": "Halbgott"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "imítheos",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ημίθεος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "word": "félisten"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "semidio"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polubožestvo",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "полубожество"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
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    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "halvgud"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bóstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "semideus"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "božestvó",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
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      "word": "божество́"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "a lesser deity",
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "božók",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "божо́к"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a lesser deity",
      "word": "nusumungu"
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}

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