godlike

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I had a desire to express the idea, that the godlike was here on earth to maintain its contest, that it is thrust backward, and yet advances again victoriously through all ages; and I found in the legend of the Wandering Jew an occasion for it.

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  1. adjective Resembling or of the nature of a god or God; divine.

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/ˈgɑdlaɪk/
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