"god mode" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: god modes [plural]
Etymology: In the sense "a game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage", attested at least since 1991, as a cheat code activation message in the game Commander Keen IV ("God mode ON"). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} god mode (countable and uncountable, plural god modes)
  1. (video games) A game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage, typically activated by entering a cheat code. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-god_mode-en-noun-HviFaaTU Topics: video-games
  2. (video games) A mode of play in (mostly) roguelike games, allowing the player to create objects on demand, to be resurrected in the case of death, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms (mode of play in roguelike games): wizard mode, wizmode
    Sense id: en-god_mode-en-noun-kd6OZuio Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 51 9 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'mode of play in roguelike games': 9 81 10
  3. (by extension, slang) A temporary state of extreme skill (in a sport, video game, etc.). Tags: broadly, countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-god_mode-en-noun-t21WkPCs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: godmode Derived forms: godmoder, godmoding

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