ALL meanings of demigod
dem·i·god
D d - countable noun demigod In mythology, a demigod is a less important god, especially one who is half god and half human. 3
- countable noun demigod If you describe a famous or important person such as a politician, writer, or musician as a demigod, you mean that you disapprove of the way in which people admire them and treat them like a god. 3
- noun demigod a mythological being who is part mortal, part god 3
- noun demigod a lesser deity 3
- noun demigod a person with outstanding or godlike attributes 3
- noun demigod a lesser god; minor deity 3
- noun demigod the offspring of a human being and a god or goddess 3
- noun demigod a godlike person 3
- noun demigod a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human; an inferior deity. 1
- noun demigod a deified mortal. 1
- noun Technical meaning of demigod (person) A hacker with years of experience, a national reputation, and a major role in the development of at least one design, tool, or game used by or known to more than half of the hacker community. To qualify as a genuine demigod, the person must recognisably identify with the hacker community and have helped shape it. Major demigods include Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie (co-inventors of Unix and C) and Richard Stallman (inventor of Emacs). In their hearts of hearts, most hackers dream of someday becoming demigods themselves, and more than one major software project has been driven to completion by the author's veiled hopes of apotheosis. See also net.god, true-hacker. 1
- noun demigod A being with partial or lesser divine status, such as a minor deity, the offspring of a god and a mortal, or a mortal raised to divine rank. 1
- noun demigod mythology: half-god, half-human 1
- noun demigod A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal. 0
- noun demigod A lesser deity. 0