godhood
State of divinity
Godhood is the state or condition of being a god—divine status or nature.
The term appears in religious, philosophical, and fantasy contexts: In some traditions, enlightenment leads to godhood.
Characters in games and fiction may quest for or achieve godhood.
The word emphasizes the status itself rather than the qualities associated with it.
Worshipped supernatural being
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
omnipotence · omnipresence · eternity · sacred · spirituality · apotheosis · beatification · sainthood
Unlimited universal power
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- almightyHaving complete power
authority · majesty · reign · cosmic power · absolute · divine right · heavenly throne · providence
Supreme spiritual authority
All gods of a religion
- OlympusSacred Greek mountain
- ValhallaHall for fallen warriors
- AsgardNorse divine realm
- demigodsHalf-mortal, half-divine beings
titans · myths · legends · epics · sagas · folklore · oracles · prophecies
Lasting without end
- deathlessExempt from mortality
- everlastingLasting for all time
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- undyingLasting without end
ageless · infinite · perpetual · imperishable · unending · resurrection · afterlife
deity
Worshipped supernatural being
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
omniscience · omnipotence · omnipresence · eternity · sacred · spirituality · apotheosis · beatification · sainthood · veneration
omnipotence
Unlimited universal power
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- supremacyHighest rank or power
almighty · authority · majesty · reign · cosmic power · absolute · divine right · heavenly throne · providence · decree
God
Supreme spiritual authority
Vishnu · Shiva · Zeus · Odin · Ra · Amun · Jehovah · Jah · kami · demiurge
pantheon
All gods of a religion
demigods · titans · myths · legends · epics · sagas · folklore · oracles · prophecies · underworld
eternal
Lasting without end
- deathlessExempt from mortality
- everlastingLasting for all time
- timelessUnaffected by eras
undying · ageless · infinite · perpetual · imperishable · unending · resurrection · afterlife
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
sacrifice · offering · temple · shrine · pilgrimage · liturgy · sacrament · idolatry · faith · supplication
- divine descentdivine birth, divine lineage, divine spark, scion, bloodline
- divinitydeity, divine, holiness, divinity, divine nature
- deificationapotheosis, deification, divinization, divine status, immortalization
- immortalityimmortality, eternal life, immortals, everlasting life, deathlessness
- impossibilitiessquare circle, squared circle, perpetual motion, dividing by zero, logical paradox
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
godhoodmortality
State of eventual death
humanness · humanity · human condition · finitude · flesh
godhoodpowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
impotence · weakness · helplessness · servitude · subjection
gods, godly, goddess, ungodly, godsend, godlike, godliness, godchild, godparent