god-smithn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒdsmɪθ/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑdˌsmɪθ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: god n., smith n.

Etymology: < god n. + smith n.

†1. A god who is a smith; spec. = Vulcan n. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Vulcan

VulcanOE

thunder-smith1592

god-smith?1611

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 207 Apollo..did before him beare Ioues huge and each-where shaggie shield; which (to containe in feare Offending men) the god-smith [Gk. Ἥϕαιστος] gaue, to Ioue.

1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. b4^v Æneas..had the same God-Smith to Forge his Arms, as had Achilles.

1821 L. Hunt Indicator 21 Mar. 188 That god-smith Vulcan, who having taken his wife, yet was presently appeased, and entreated to make an armour for a husband of hers.

1913 A. S. Way tr. Quintus Smyrnaeus Fall of Troy ii. 79 For this the cunning God-smith brought to Zeus, His masterpiece.

2. A person who makes a god, esp. a craftsperson who makes images of gods.

ΚΠ

1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems 86 Each man's his own God-smith, what he Thinks good, is good to him, and we First make, then adore our deity.

1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 3 Gods they had tri'd of every shape and size That God-smiths could produce, or Priests devise.

1895 C. H. Spurgeon in Daily News 7 Oct. 6/4 When I was at Pompeii I saw a God-smith's shop. He had several statues finished up to the face.

2001 T. R. Langley Image Govt. i. xii. 79 As there is ‘Priest-craft’, so there is state-craft, and commonwealth-smiths as well as ‘God-smiths’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	god-smith
释义	god-smithn. Brit. /ˈɡɒdsmɪθ/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdˌsmɪθ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: god n., smith n. Etymology: < god n. + smith n. †1. A god who is a smith; spec. = Vulcan n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Vulcan VulcanOE thunder-smith1592 god-smith?1611 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 207 Apollo..did before him beare Ioues huge and each-where shaggie shield; which (to containe in feare Offending men) the god-smith [Gk. Ἥϕαιστος] gaue, to Ioue. 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. b4^v Æneas..had the same God-Smith to Forge his Arms, as had Achilles. 1821 L. Hunt Indicator 21 Mar. 188 That god-smith Vulcan, who having taken his wife, yet was presently appeased, and entreated to make an armour for a husband of hers. 1913 A. S. Way tr. Quintus Smyrnaeus Fall of Troy ii. 79 For this the cunning God-smith brought to Zeus, His masterpiece. 2. A person who makes a god, esp. a craftsperson who makes images of gods. ΚΠ 1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems 86 Each man's his own God-smith, what he Thinks good, is good to him, and we First make, then adore our deity. 1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 3 Gods they had tri'd of every shape and size That God-smiths could produce, or Priests devise. 1895 C. H. Spurgeon in Daily News 7 Oct. 6/4 When I was at Pompeii I saw a God-smith's shop. He had several statues finished up to the face. 2001 T. R. Langley Image Govt. i. xii. 79 As there is ‘Priest-craft’, so there is state-craft, and commonwealth-smiths as well as ‘God-smiths’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1611
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