god-king
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: god king
English
[edit]
Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]- A statesman who holds all the state's powers and has religious significance to his constituency.
- (mythology, literally) A king who is of divine descent.
- (literally) A monarch who is also a god.
- (derogatory, computing) A tyrannical maintainer of a collaborative project.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- demigod
- devaraja (Southeast Asian, Hindu-Buddhist divine monarch)
- Son of Heaven (Chinese divine monarch)
- arahitogami, God-Emperor (Japanese divine monarch)
Translations
[edit]Translations
|