archdivinity means A chief or reigning divinity, particularly in a polytheistic system. It carries an Arena rating of 1351, earned across 60 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, archdivinity ranks #766 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,868 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #5,713 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #6,557 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
Why “archdivinity” is a great word
ARCHDIVINITY — [Noun] A chief or reigning divinity in a polytheistic system. From the combining form arch- (meaning "chief, principal") + divinity (from Latin divinitas, meaning "divine nature, godhead"). Unlike "pantheon" (which denotes the collective assembly of deities) or "demigod" (which signifies a being of lesser, partial divine status), an archdivinity is the singular sovereign, the gravitational center of a celestial order. It is Zeus hurling lightning from the cloudy heights of Olympus, Odin presiding from Hlidskjálf over the nine worlds, and Ra sailing his solar barque through the dome of the sky—the lonely, necessary weight of ultimate cosmic authority.
Etymology
From arch- + divinity.
noun
- A chief or reigning divinity, particularly in a polytheistic system.e.g.“One myth asserts that it was first used in designating the archdivinity of Yorubaland.” — 2004, Philip M. Peek, Kwesi Yankah, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia, page 833:
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