"God Emperor" meaning in English

See God Emperor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the God Emperor [canonical]
Etymology: God + Emperor. Its use in reference to the Emperor of Japan is a calque of Japanese 天皇 (tennō, literally “heavenly sovereign/emperor”), referring to the emperor's descent from the sun goddess Amaterasu. In reference to Donald Trump, from Trump-supporting Internet users humorously depicting him as the God-Emperor of Mankind, a character from the British science fiction tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ja|天皇|lit=heavenly sovereign/emperor|nocap=1|tr=tennō}} calque of Japanese 天皇 (tennō, literally “heavenly sovereign/emperor”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the God Emperor
  1. (Internet slang, US politics, humorous) Donald Trump, American politician and 45th president of the United States. Tags: Internet, US, humorous Categories (topical): US politics, Alt-right, Board games, Donald Trump, Fictional characters, Individuals, Monarchy, Nationalism, Nicknames of individuals, Theocracy, Titles, Warhammer Synonyms: GEOTUS Related terms: arahitogami, mikado, tenno (english: Emperor of Japan), Son of Heaven (english: Emperor of China, venerated as a god), demigod, divine right, Mandate of Heaven
    Sense id: en-God_Emperor-en-name-en:Donald_Trump Disambiguation of Alt-right: 62 17 21 Disambiguation of Board games: 68 10 22 Disambiguation of Donald Trump: 97 1 2 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Individuals: 54 14 32 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 72 11 17 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 60 18 22 Disambiguation of Nicknames of individuals: 60 10 29 Disambiguation of Theocracy: 47 25 28 Disambiguation of Titles: 52 13 34 Disambiguation of Warhammer: 69 11 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 9 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 9 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 10 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 9 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 71 7 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 70 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 75 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 74 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 74 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 66 9 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 7 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 7 23 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: God Emperors [plural]
Etymology: God + Emperor. Its use in reference to the Emperor of Japan is a calque of Japanese 天皇 (tennō, literally “heavenly sovereign/emperor”), referring to the emperor's descent from the sun goddess Amaterasu. In reference to Donald Trump, from Trump-supporting Internet users humorously depicting him as the God-Emperor of Mankind, a character from the British science fiction tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ja|天皇|lit=heavenly sovereign/emperor|nocap=1|tr=tennō}} calque of Japanese 天皇 (tennō, literally “heavenly sovereign/emperor”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} God Emperor (plural God Emperors)
  1. A god-king; a sovereign worshiped as a god.
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  2. A god-king; a sovereign worshiped as a god.
    (specific, historical) The Emperor of Japan.
    Tags: historical, specific Categories (place): Japan Synonyms: God-Emperor Derived forms: GEOTUS
    Sense id: en-God_Emperor-en-noun-fUDbnIup Disambiguation of Japan: 28 2 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): 神帝 (Shén dì) (Chinese Mandarin), 神皇帝 (Shén Huángdì) (Chinese Mandarin), jumalkeisari (Finnish), Empereur-Dieu [masculine] (French), Gott-Kaiser [masculine] (German), Gott-Imperator [masculine] (German), Imperatore-Dio [masculine] (Italian), 神帝 (Shintei) (alt: しんてい) (Japanese), 神皇帝 (Kami Kōtei) (alt: かみこてい) (Japanese), Deus-Imperator [masculine] (Latin), देव-सम्राट (dev-samrāṭ) [masculine] (Marathi), Imperador-Deus [masculine] (Portuguese), Împărat-Zeu [masculine] (Romanian), Împărat-Dumnezeu [masculine] (Romanian), Бог-Импера́тор (Bog-Imperátor) [masculine] (Russian), Emperador-Dios [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 50 50

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          "ref": "2017, Jared Yates Sexton, The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage, Catapult, →ISBN:",
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          "text": "To the 4chan boys Trump was a hero, the social failure in chief, a clown prince. They called him the God Emperor, a swaggering fat Daddy, who, as one commentator put it, would put a car in every white man's drive and an Aryan woman in ...",
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          "ref": "2018, Arnold Dashefsky, Ira M. Sheskin, American Jewish Year Book 2017: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities, Springer, →ISBN, page 136:",
          "text": "“Trump is willing to say what most Americans think: It's time to deport these people,” Anglin declared, ... and avid campaign volunteers, referring to Trump with extravagant nicknames such as “Our Great God Emperor,” “the Nimble ...",
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          "ref": "2019, Grant Kien, Communicating with Memes: Consequences in Post-truth Civilization, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 190:",
          "text": "Pepe had already been frequently portrayed as a Trump supporter on social media sites. ... a quick browse through the rabid Trump sub-Reddit the_donald will notice many of its members exalting the politician with the title “God Emperor.\"",
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          "ref": "2019, Fay Bound Alberti, A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion, Oxford University Press, USA, →ISBN, page 130:",
          "text": "... Donald J. Trump'.46 This 380,000-strong group refers to Donald Trump as 'daddy' and 'the God Emperor',and gains its identity by standing against liberalism, feminism, intellectualism, and much more besides ...",
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          "text": "Trump won. They'd made these Photoshopped pictures of Trump flying around on his victory horse, through the gates of heaven, with a crown on his head and his golden sword. They call him the God Emperor.” “That sounds awful.” “I know.",
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          "text": "Our Glorious Leader has ascended to God Emperor.”1 Ten days after Trump's election, the National Policy Institute, the generically named but emphatically white-nationalist think tank led by professional racist Richard Spencer, ...",
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