godhead

godhead
noun Etymology: Middle English godhed, from god + -hed -hood; akin to Middle English -hod -hood Date: 13th century 1. divine nature or essence ; divinity 2. capitalized a. god 1 b. the nature of God especially as existing in three persons — used with the

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  • Godhead — may refer to: *God *any deity *divinity, the quality of being God *Conceptions of God **Godhead (Judaism) – In Judaism, the term Godhead is sometimes used to refer to the unknowable aspect of God which lies beyond His actions or emanations (as it …   Wikipedia

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  • Godhead — God head, n. [OE. godhed. See { head}, and cf. {Godhood}.] 1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; godhood. [1913 Webster] 2. The Deity; God; the Supreme Being. [1913 Webster] The imperial throne Of Godhead, fixed for ever. Milton …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • godhead — ► NOUN 1) (the Godhead) God. 2) divine nature …   English terms dictionary

  • godhead — c.1200, from GOD (Cf. god) + M.E. hede, cognate with HOOD (Cf. hood) and Ger. heit. Along with maidenhead, this is the sole survival of this form of the suffix. O.E. had godhad divine nature …   Etymology dictionary

  • godhead — [gäd′hed΄] n. [ME godhede] 1. godhood; divinity 2. [G ] God: usually with the …   English World dictionary

  • Godhead — n. (also Godhead) 1 a the state of being God or a god. b divine nature. 2 a deity. 3 (the Godhead) God …   Useful english dictionary

  • Godhead — God|head [ˈgɔdhed US ˈga:d ] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: god + head hood ] the Godhead formal a word that Christians use to mean the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who they consider to be one God in three parts …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Godhead — [[t]gɒ̱dhed[/t]] N SING: usu the N The Godhead is the essential nature of God …   English dictionary

  • godhead — noun 1》 (usu. the Godhead) God.     ↘divine nature. 2》 informal an adored or influential person …   English new terms dictionary

  • godhead — noun the Godhead formal a word meaning God, used by Christians to mean the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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