divine-human
Sacred and mortal
Divine-human describes the intersection or combination of godly and mortal natures, most often appearing in theological discussions about figures who embody both.
The term is central to Christian doctrine concerning Jesus Christ, who is held to possess both divine and human attributes in one person.
More broadly, it can characterize any relationship, encounter, or being that bridges the sacred and the earthly: the divine-human encounter in prayer, a divine-human hybrid in mythology.
Quality given bodily presence
- ChristThe anointed savior
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- God-manDivine being embodied humanly
- avatarDigital user representation
Emmanuel · logos · mediator · savior · messiah · deification · bodhisattva · Krishna
Joining into one
- communionProfound shared closeness
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- theophanyVisible appearance of deity
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
transcendence · immanence · sacred · numinous · spiritual experience · ecstasy · enlightenment · gnosis
incarnation
Quality given bodily presence
avatar · Emmanuel · logos · mediator · savior · messiah · deification · bodhisattva · Krishna · Vishnu
union
Joining into one
- communionProfound shared closeness
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- theophanyVisible appearance of deity
revelation · transcendence · immanence · sacred · numinous · spiritual experience · ecstasy · enlightenment · gnosis · samadhi
covenant
Binding formal pledge
obedience · faith · trust · surrender · dialogue · petition · intercession · reconciliation · atonement · blessing
demigod
Partly divine being
offspring · Achilles · Perseus · Maui · pantheon · mortal · immortal · parentage · lineage · epic
divine-humanmundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
earthbound · earthly · mortal · secular · profane
divine-humanunmixed
Not combined together
pure · homogeneous · undivided · uncompounded · monolithic
divine, human, divinity, divinely, divination, divinatory, diviner, humanity, humane