Definition
The quality of being godlike; resemblance to God in power, wisdom, beauty, or divine attributes.
Etymology
From 'godlike' (Old English 'god' + 'like', meaning 'similar to') + '-ness' suffix. Medieval theology developed this term to describe the highest human virtues as approaching divine nature.
Kelly Says
Renaissance thinkers became obsessed with 'godlikeness' in humans—they saw the ability to create art, reason, and imagine as making humans god-like, which totally shifted how people saw themselves compared to medieval times.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር (egzi'abiher)
eg-zi-a-bi-her
ARالعربية
الالهية (al-ilahīyah)
al-i-la-hi-yah
BNবাংলা
দৈবত্ব (daivatva)
doi-vat-va
CACatalà
divinitat
di-vi-ni-tat
CSČeština
božskost
bo-zh-skost
DADansk
guddommelighed
gud-dom-me-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Gottheit
got-tayt
ELΕλληνικά
θεότητα (theotota)
the-o-to-ta
ESEspañol
divinidad
di-vi-nidad
FAفارسی
الهی (ilahi)
i-la-hi
FISuomi
jumalallisuus
ju-ma-la-lis-uus
FRFrançais
divinité
di-vi-nite
GUGU
દેવत्व (devatva)
deh-vat-va
HEעברית
אלוהות (elohaut)
e-lo-haut
HIहिन्दी
देवत्व (devatva)
deh-vat-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
keilahian
kai-la-hian
ITItaliano
divinità
di-vi-ni-ta
JA日本語
神性 (shinsei)
shin-sei
KO한국어
신성 (sinseong)
sin-seong
MRMR
देवत्व (devatva)
deh-vat-va
MSBahasa Melayu
keilahian
kai-la-hian
MYမြန်မာ
တကြီးသူ (ta-gyi-thu)
ta-gyi-thu
NLNederlands
goddelijkheid
god-de-lijk-heid
NONorsk
guddommelighet
gud-dom-me-li-ghet
PAPA
ਖਾਲਕ (khaalq)
khaal-q
PLPolski
bogopodobie
bo-go-po-di-e
PTPortuguês
divindade
di-vi-nidade
RORomână
divinitate
di-vi-ni-tate
RUРусский
божественность
bo-zhe-stven-nost'
SVSvenska
gudlikhet
gud-li-ket
SWKiswahili
uunguaji
oo-ng-oo-a-ji
TAதமிழ்
இறைமை (iraimai)
i-rai-mai
TEతెలుగు
దైవత్వం (daivatvam)
dai-vat-vam
THไทย
ความเป็นพระ (khwam pen phra)
kwam pen pra
TRTürkçe
tanrısalık
tan-ri-sa-lik
UKУкраїнська
божественність
bo-zhe-stv-en-nist'
URاردو
اللہی (allahī)
al-la-hi
VITiếng Việt
thần tính
than-tinh
ZH中文
神性 (shénxìng)
shen-xing
ZUZU
ukuthakazulu
oo-koo-tha-ka-zu-loo