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DictionarygodheadDivine nature
noun

godhead

GAHD-hed/ˈɡɑːdhed/

The divine nature or essential being of God.

The Transfiguration reveals Christ's godhead to the three awestruck disciples.

Godhead as divine nature made manifest: a restrained depiction of the Transfiguration, with Jesus radiating light before three awestruck disciples.
Etymology
godOld Englishdeity
+headMiddle Englishstate or condition of being

God plus a suffix meaning “state of being” names the condition or nature of being divine. The ending is a surviving form of the suffix also found as -hood.

In context

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the godhead refers to the divine nature and essence of God
The Godhead Explain And Understanding The Godhead.

More examples

  • Christians understand the Trinity as three persons sharing one godhead.
  • The chapter explores the mystery of the godhead.
  • Her essay distinguishes the godhead from human nature.

Similar words

divinity
Divinity also describes the divine status of other beings.
deity
Deity often names a god rather than God's essential nature.