Godhede

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The essential nature and state of being divine that belongs to God ; a supreme being regarded as holding divine power and worthy of worship
2. The quality of being God, the divine essence that sets the deity apart ; an individual god or divine being worshipped by people
3. Archaic term for the divine state or nature of God ; a particular god or deity recognized in religious belief

Etymology: "Godhede" is an Old English-derived word meaning the state or quality of being God, or divinity itself. It is formed from "god" plus the suffix "-hede," a variant of "-hood," which denotes a state, condition, or quality, as in "childhood" or "manhood." The suffix "-hede" was productive in Middle English, and "godhede" belongs to that pattern: an existing noun, "god," combined with a suffix to name an abstract condition. Its root "god" traces back to Old English "god," a word of Germanic origin shared with other Germanic languages. The word is archaic today. Modern English tends to use "godhead" for the same idea, with "-head" as the modern spelling of the older suffix, so "godhede" survives mainly in older texts and in deliberate archaism.

Synonyms: godhead, divinity, deity, godhood

Antonyms: humanity, mortality