god-king
Worshipped mortal sovereign
A god-king is a ruler worshipped as divine, either literally believed to be a deity or treated as one.
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were god-kings, as were some Roman emperors.
The term appears in fantasy fiction and video games for supreme rulers with godlike powers: The god-king demanded absolute obedience from his subjects.
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- despotRuler with absolute power
- autocratSole wielder of power
dictator · overlord · potentate · czar · sultan · hegemon · imperator · absolutism
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- AkhenatenSun-disk-worshipping Egyptian monarch
- RamessesEgyptian dynastic name
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
- NatchezMississippi River city
Hirohito · Khmer · Angkor · theocracy · coronation · regalia · scepter · diadem
Having boundless power
- omniscientUnlimited in awareness
- immortalCannot die
- eternalLasting without end
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
almighty · sacred · celestial · incarnation · avatar · apotheosis · deification · pantheon
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
autocrat · dictator · overlord · potentate · czar · sultan · hegemon · imperator · absolutism · totalitarian
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- AkhenatenSun-disk-worshipping Egyptian monarch
- RamessesEgyptian dynastic name
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
Hirohito · Natchez · Khmer · Angkor · theocracy · coronation · regalia · scepter · diadem
omnipotent
Having boundless power
- omniscientUnlimited in awareness
- immortalCannot die
- eternalLasting without end
transcendent · almighty · sacred · celestial · incarnation · avatar · apotheosis · deification · pantheon · sanctified
veneration
Profound admiring respect
reverence · prostration · obeisance · devotion · ritual · sacrifice · altar · incense · offerings · temple
Ra
Egyptian sun deity
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
- AmunTheban king of gods
- HorusEgyptian sky deity
Marduk · epic · legend · mythology · pantheon · Olympus · folklore · saga · chronicle · lore
- rulersmonarch, Caesar, ruler, sovereign, emperor
- ancient titlesconsul, pharaoh, praetor, vizier, tribune
- God-Kingspharaoh, living god, Akhenaten, Amenhotep, Ramesses
- sacred rulerstheocrat, pharaoh, caliph, Dalai Lama, ayatollah
- Priest-Kingstheocrat, pharaoh, pontifex maximus, hierophant, rex sacrorum
- ruler worshipdeification, apotheosis, cult of personality, living god, personality cult
god-kingelected leader
Official chosen by vote
elected official · prime minister · representative · public servant · constitutional monarch
god-kingtechnocrat
Specialist governing through expertise
king, divine, kingdom, godly, goddess, godless, godlike, divinity, kingly