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adj. - Being or having the nature of a god; Appropriate to or befitting a god.

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  • Valentine calls a godlike angel, and of whom the rabbis said, "His name is like unto the name of his Master."
  • I had witnessed an act of magnanimity it would not be impious to call godlike; I felt a need to know the outcome.
  • Dr. Manhattans powers are supposed to come of as kind of 'godlike' and I think the style of CGI they used really works well.
  • Could we not at least have reserved "godlike" for him?
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