petty godn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtɪ ˈɡɒd/, U.S.

/ˌpɛdi ˈɡɑd/

Forms: see petty adj. and god n. and int.

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

Etymology: < petty adj. + god n. Compare petty goddess n. and slightly later petit god n. at petit adj. and n. Compounds 1.

A minor or inferior god; a demigod. See also petit god n. at petit adj. and n. Compounds 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > demigod or hero

kingeOE

half-godc1374

semigoda1464

heroa1522

demigod1530

indigetec1550

petty god1581

under-god1583

heroic1586

godling1596

semi-deity?1624

goddikin1675

medioxumus1677

godkin1765

man-god1826

godlet1884

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 508 Renouncing the necessary helpes of pettygodds and pettygoddesses [L. Sanctorum & Sanctarum], intercession is made here onely vnto Christ.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. i. 39 They honour those doctours and priests,..as if they were petie-gods.

1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists xlv The maiestie of Romish petti-gods..was long agone, with Mithra and Serapis, exposed to the laughter of the vulgar.

1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) ii. ii. iv. 277 Orontius the mathematitian, so farre admires Archimedes, that he calls him..a petty God, moore then a man.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 529 Fearless of danger, like a petty God I walk'd about admir'd of all and dreaded On hostile ground, none daring my affront.

a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xlix. 504 Putting up Prayers to the Saints departed, as to a sort of petty Gods in Heaven.

1758 D. Garrick Florizel & Perdita ii. i. 18 This your sheep-shearing Is as a meeting of the petty gods, And you the queen on't.

1858 D. H. Hill Consideration of Serm. on Mount 136 The Pagans..supposed Fate superior to it, and not only to all their petty gods, but also to Jupiter himself.

1912 S. A. Beadle Lyrics of Under World 143 The worn, vain man, grown haughty, proud, now springs A petty god.

1993 Shakespeare Q. 44 97 The play redefines the relationships among the orders of mankind and among the divine... Stephano becomes a petty god.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petty god
释义	petty godn. Brit. /ˌpɛtɪ ˈɡɒd/, U.S. /ˌpɛdi ˈɡɑd/ Forms: see petty adj. and god n. and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petty adj., god n. Etymology: < petty adj. + god n. Compare petty goddess n. and slightly later petit god n. at petit adj. and n. Compounds 1. A minor or inferior god; a demigod. See also petit god n. at petit adj. and n. Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > demigod or hero kingeOE half-godc1374 semigoda1464 heroa1522 demigod1530 indigetec1550 petty god1581 under-god1583 heroic1586 godling1596 semi-deity?1624 goddikin1675 medioxumus1677 godkin1765 man-god1826 godlet1884 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 508 Renouncing the necessary helpes of pettygodds and pettygoddesses [L. Sanctorum & Sanctarum], intercession is made here onely vnto Christ. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. i. 39 They honour those doctours and priests,..as if they were petie-gods. 1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists xlv The maiestie of Romish petti-gods..was long agone, with Mithra and Serapis, exposed to the laughter of the vulgar. 1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) ii. ii. iv. 277 Orontius the mathematitian, so farre admires Archimedes, that he calls him..a petty God, moore then a man. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 529 Fearless of danger, like a petty God I walk'd about admir'd of all and dreaded On hostile ground, none daring my affront. View more context for this quotation a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xlix. 504 Putting up Prayers to the Saints departed, as to a sort of petty Gods in Heaven. 1758 D. Garrick Florizel & Perdita ii. i. 18 This your sheep-shearing Is as a meeting of the petty gods, And you the queen on't. 1858 D. H. Hill Consideration of Serm. on Mount 136 The Pagans..supposed Fate superior to it, and not only to all their petty gods, but also to Jupiter himself. 1912 S. A. Beadle Lyrics of Under World 143 The worn, vain man, grown haughty, proud, now springs A petty god. 1993 Shakespeare Q. 44 97 The play redefines the relationships among the orders of mankind and among the divine... Stephano becomes a petty god. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1581
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