semi-divine
Adjective
Meaning
semi-divine (not comparable)
Alternative form of semidivine
Examples
An angel foresees impending catastrophe and that the people will be allowed to escape if their semi-divine rulers will sacrifice themselves.
Germanic monarchy was elective ; the king was elected by the free men from among eligible candidates of a family ( OE cynn) tracing their ancestry to the tribe's divine or semi-divine founder.
In many of his poems, she is depicted as semi-divine, watching over him constantly and providing spiritual instruction, sometimes harshly.
The capitals are carved and painted with various decorative themes that include ornamental, human, animal, vegetative, and semi-divine forms.