"godlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɑdlaɪk/ [General-American], /ˈɡɒdlaɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-godlike.ogg [US] Forms: more godlike [comparative], most godlike [superlative]
Etymology: god + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|god|like}} god + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} godlike (comparative more godlike, superlative most godlike)
  1. Having the characteristics of a god.
    Sense id: en-godlike-en-adj-a0mG7oML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 95 5
  2. Characteristic of a god.
    Sense id: en-godlike-en-adj-gwpVTnvF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (having characteristics of a god): θεοειδής (theoeidḗs) (Ancient Greek), θεοείκελος (theoeíkelos) (Ancient Greek), ἰσόθεος (isótheos) (Ancient Greek), مُتَأَلِه (mutaʔalih) [masculine] (Arabic), божествен (božestven) (Bulgarian), богоподобен (bogopodoben) (Bulgarian), 似神 (Chinese), božský (Czech), gudelig (Danish), goddelijk (Dutch), jumalainen (Finnish), divin (French), gottgleich (German), göttlich (German), θεϊκός (theïkós) (Greek), isteni (Hungarian), istenszerű (Hungarian), Isten-szerű (Hungarian), dieviškas (Lithuanian), boski (Polish), divino (Portuguese), dumnezeiesc (Romanian), divin (Romanian), богоподо́бный (bogopodóbnyj) (Russian), боже́ственный (božéstvennyj) (Russian), divino (Spanish), gudalik (Swedish), เทวดา (tee-wá-daa) (Thai), ชั้นเซียน (Thai), ขั้นเทพ (Thai), богоподі́бний (bohopodíbnyj) (Ukrainian), боже́ственний (božéstvennyj) (Ukrainian), thần thánh (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'having characteristics of a god': 51 49

Alternative forms

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