demideity

/ˌdɛmiːˈdiː.ɪ.tɪ/

Etymology

From demi- + deity.

Why this word is great

DEMIDEITY — [Noun] A partially divine being; a demigod or demigoddess. From demi- ("half, partial") + deity ("a god or goddess"). Unlike "demigod" (which leans toward male or gender-neutral specificity) or "cambion" (which implies infernal rather than celestial heritage), "demideity" is the quiet, inclusive term for those who walk the blurred line between mortal and divine. It is the half-remembered lullaby of a nymph’s child, the golden-eyed warrior whose blood glows faintly under moonlight, or the way a demideity’s shadow stretches just a little longer at dusk—proof that divinity, even diluted, never fully fades.

noun

A partially divine being; a demigod or demigoddess.“The river of which I write, is a stream of considerable beauty, though small pretensions; and is the least known of the two or three Eskes of the British Islands. It has the merit of extreme clearness and purity; and its crystal waters meet the tide as pellucid as when they gushed from the parent lake, for no defiling manufactory has been established on the banks. Nature, too, has given the river'”