godling

godling

English

Etymology

From god +‎ -ling.

Noun

godling (plural godlings)

1. A minor divinity, a local or inferior god

   Synonyms: godlet, godkin

   • 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Warlord of Mars‎, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:

     The Jeddak of Ptarth nodded his assent, but the ugly scowl that he bent upon Matai Shang harbored ill for that pasty-faced godling.

2. A young god.
   • 1964, "Tales of Asgard: The Storm Giants" (page 3) in Journey into Mystery #100, Marvel Comics

     But, though young, Thor is still a godling--with the strength of an immortal!

See also

• demi-god
• halfgod
• hero
• idol
• spirit

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• Golding, dogling, golding, lodging