godhead

Meaning

1. Divinity or godhood, divine essence or nature.
2. God.
3. Any deity or idol.
4. An admired or influential person or entity.

Synonyms

divinity

deity

godhood

divine being

holiness

Jah

supreme being

theopanism

Almighty

Creator

god

Life

Omnipotent

Our Father

Providence

Omniscient

godship

Supreme

deityship

Man Upstairs

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɒd.hɛd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: godhede

Cognate with Dutch: godheid

Cognate with German: Gottheit

In summary

Inherited from Middle English godhede, equivalent to god + -head (“-hood”). First attested in the Ancrene Wisse (ca. 1225); compare godhood and Dutch godheid as well as German Gottheit.