| 单词 | godlike |
| 例句 | “I set before you the bow of godlike Odysseus. He who strings the bow and shoots an arrow straight through twelve rings in a line, I will take as my husband.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn't taste like anything, but it went straight down into my stomach like a sword swallower's sword and made me feel powerful and godlike. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Lowell’s Martians were benign and hopeful, even a little godlike, very different from the malevolent menace posed by Wells and Welles in The War of the Worlds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She held fine clothes and a cloak to put around him when he came godlike from the bathing place; then out he went to take his place with Nestor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His grandsire had been slain by Robert at Summer- hall; somehow this had elevated his slayer to godlike prowess in the grandson’s eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Usually, the way to obtain an artifact was to defeat some godlike villain at the end of a high-level quest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then godlike in his turn he joined the suitors. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the third god I’d met, but the first who really struck me as godlike. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Like the good general I knew I could be, I would take bold action, I would show no fear, I would stride, godlike, straight into the jaws of adversity. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I like to think that the colors and sounds and words have nothing to do with him, that they’re all me and my own brilliant, complicated, buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, godlike brain. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Although many people greeted the new forensic sciences with reverence, attributing to them a godlike power, they were often susceptible to human error. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His son looked on in wonder at the godlike bloom upon him, and called out happily: “Oh, Father, surely one of the gods who are young forever has made you magnificent before my eyes!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They burnt the great thighbones and feasted at their ease on fresh roast meat, as in their midst the godlike harper sang— Demodokos, honored by all that realm. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the Inca bureaucracy was so strongly identified with its godlike absolute monarch, it disintegrated after Atahuallpa’s death. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I coasted off the road and pulled to within fifty feet of the godlike thing, so close that I had to throw back my head and raise my eyes to vertical to see its branches. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Here they all were together, idle above their fields, nobody hoeing, godlike; nobody weeding, New Year’s in summer. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t picture it, this godlike creature sitting in my father’s shabby kitchen chair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And I knew that if you could keep score for such a thing, and, of course, I did keep that score, my Degree of Loserdom would be nothing short of godlike. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Moreover, there was his godlike quality of each year expanding in size, perhaps eventually to fill the universe. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And the Germans either raised their godlike blond heads through open tank hatches to watch broken cities scroll past, or else were psychopathic, sex-crazed torturers of beautiful Jewesses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There was no way this godlike creature could be meant for me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was in this godlike state that he met Pauline Williams. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Bennett exercised godlike power in imagining this world into being — twice. Are those model buildings or a painting? For artist Amy Bennett, the answer is both 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z One reason is that heroes, in death, were believed to have godlike powers over the living — powers they could use for good or evil. Art Review: Those Greek Heroes, Sometimes Behaving Badly 2010-10-21T20:45:00Z Clarke Kent struggles with his identity in the early part of the film In Man of Steel, Superman is no longer an impenetrable, godlike figure. Man of Steel: a new era for Superman? 2013-06-15T02:58:02Z But most of all he's silhouetted, in front of a low sun, framed by a circular lens reflection, like a halo, godlike almost. The Wonders of Life 2013-01-28T06:59:01Z They show us images of a planet starkly divided between rich and poor, and a species that seems obsessed with killing and violence on one hand and a godlike reshaping of itself on the other. Pick of the week: A dazzling world tour of birth and death 2012-08-24T01:00:00Z At the same time, I delved into the Passions of Bach, which, in their godlike way, at once stand apart from the contemporary world and encompass it entirely. Making Art in a Time of Rage 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The new "Solar, Volume 1" arrived last month, with a character Shooter describes as "the premier archetype of energy-empowered heroes, real-science-based heroes and heroes whose power level approaches being godlike." Comics: "Doctor Solar" returns triumphant 2010-09-15T04:16:00Z He stood alone, almost godlike, and just walked to the White House. ‘This can’t be happening’: An oral history of 48 surreal, violent, biblical minutes in Washington 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z His doodles, he tells us, often depicted some kind of godlike heroism. A Stop-Motion Film About Power in the Wrong Hands 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Wright already has godlike status among film buffs for directing "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz." "Scott Pilgrim's" Facebook blackmail 2010-06-01T20:26:00Z Embodying a Mesoamerican godlike character in a Marvel movie has given Huerta one of his greatest satisfactions. Tenoch Huerta Mejía and the Beauty of Representation in ‘Wakanda Forever’ 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Besides, he too is busy because he is the most godlike of medical paragons: a pediatric oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Books of The Times: ‘You Should Have Known’ Is Jean Hanff Korelitz’s New Novel 2014-03-26T20:50:10Z Even the most graceful and godlike among us are prone to pratfalls. Rudy Giuliani and the Butt-Dialler Within All of Us 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Like any ordinary lug unaffected by his own godlike aspect, Mr. Aquilon responds with modesty. From Boys to Men 2010-10-15T20:55:00Z “Dancing the Gods,” an annual festival of Indian dance presented by the World Music Institute, has a record of attracting some truly godlike dancers. Dance Review: ‘Dancing the Gods,’ a Festival of Indian Movement 2014-04-29T20:20:23Z “It’s more of a cosmic disturbance. This machine is intimidating because it contains infinite quantities of information, and that’s threatening because human existence is finite. But isn’t it godlike that we’ve mastered the infinite?” ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: This Symbolism Does Not Compute 2014-05-05T15:16:14Z As the theme park’s various safeguards and reanimation devices fell away, in a plot put into motion in the first season by the godlike Dr. Ford, the stakes finally promised to be real. “Westworld” Season 2 and the Cautionary Lessons of “The Matrix” 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Robbe-Grillet responds that his work is in fact far less objective than the godlike, omniscient narrator who presides over so many traditional novels. In theory: Towards a New Novel 2010-05-13T15:17:00Z “It’s kind of godlike to see your artistry come to life in this form,” Mr. Smith told The New York Times in 1983. Dick Smith Dies at 92; Makeup Artist of Vast Reach 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z It is here that he first limns the almost heavenly beauty of fly-fishing and Paul’s nearly godlike gift for it. Fly-Fishing in Montana, Where a River Still Runs Through It 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z As to what these godlike talents treated other people to, he leaves us in the dark. How American Chefs in the 1970s and ’80s Created a Revolution 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Some raised their eyebrows at Alexander’s apparent belief in his own godlike influence. It’s Never Just About the Burger 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z An excellent Jeremy Irons plays the godlike architect behind the monstrosity. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘The Wine Show’ 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z As Levin explains, the curly haired saxophonist is to China what David Hasselhoff is to Germany – a godlike figure in a land of worshipful mortals. Kenny G is great at driving people away 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Sally is most vulnerable to the whims of her mysterious, godlike father. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: The (Madison Avenue) Gods Must Be Crazy 2014-04-21T15:12:21Z These monumental portraits reflect Lincoln's status as an almost mythological, godlike figure in American history, but the photographs taken in his lifetime preserve close-up glimpses of a more human face. Lincoln's face was made for photography 2013-02-11T14:36:33Z As an endearingly unassuming Johnny Marr noted when picking up his godlike genius award at the NMEs: "Everyone likes to be liked." Music awards: should musicians desire them – or despise them? 2013-02-28T16:11:05Z "We're returning to the core impulse of what Intiman was at the start — a place created by theater artists, not run by one godlike director," he said. Seattle's Intiman Theatre plans to reopen 2011-08-24T01:26:28Z We could watch, godlike, in the safety of foreknowledge. ‘Feasting on fantasy’: my month of extreme immersion in Disney+ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z A bell chimes, and before long, the godlike voice of an elder intones a call to action. Mas Aya’s Music Holds Quiet Rebellions 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Not that the Republican soldiers are presented as godlike. Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The final four issues featured the team confronting no less than the incomprehensible godlike creator of the solar system that wanted to cleanse the universe of humanity. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: ‘The Authority’ Saves Humanity 2013-05-31T17:30:53Z There is only one genuinely superpowered being in the story: Doctor Manhattan, a physicist who gains godlike powers as the result of a nuclear accident. Auteurs assemble! What caused the superhero backlash? 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The aliens themselves are untouchable, godlike beings, whose presence seems to project a sense of peacefulness and awe – of amazing grace – to all who enter into it. Is the big-hearted Spielbergian sci-fi of Close Encounters dead? 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Success can contain implicit failure for straight women, who are supposed to succeed as women by making men feel godlike in their might. Rebecca Solnit: if I were a man 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Her argument is that in an increasingly secularized society — what’s recently been termed “dechurching” — human beings have assumed godlike power and responsibility, at least over their own bodies and identities. Becoming ‘Self-Made’ Stars in a Secular Age 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z During the daytime, they live under their families’ thumb, but at night, they become godlike. ‘The Get Down’ on Netflix: A Superhero Fable About the Birth of Hip-Hop 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Rather than depict Kim Jong Un and predecessor Kim Jong Il as godlike heroes, the artist makes them objects of fun. Review | In the galleries: Artist explores how castoff materials can be a venue to enlightenment 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Even when affecting a godlike vantage, Lawrence doesn’t take his viewpoint very seriously. In the galleries: Elvis and E.T. meet an ancient Asian art form 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z He has this reputation as the dark lord of comedy, this godlike presence. 'Bin Laden doesn't do jokes' 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z One artwork by the Pit River Tribe artist Judith Lowry will show godlike, flame-headed creatures, manifesting an Indigenous worldview that includes harnessing fire to sustain forests. Climate Exhibitions Look Beyond Declarations of Calamity 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z In this retelling, an aging Blackbeard has installed himself as the godlike figure ruling over his own banana republic. Blackbeard epic 'Crossbones' has NBC crossing its fingers 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z “But it wasn’t enthroned in our family as some godlike thing.” Up From the Family Basement, a Little-Seen Hamilton Trove 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z But Lion Man is clearly a human portrayal of a more evolved figure: that of a godlike or made-up figure beyond the everyday creatures that roamed the earth thousands of millenniums ago. A Prehistoric Sculpture Inspires a Tokyo Gallery 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z But just as dictators create themselves, very literally, as icons – striving for ubiquity in their image, always expressed in heroic or godlike terms – so is their fall a very literal one, says Pine. Gaddafi compound reveals dictator's taste for bling - and Condoleezza Rice 2011-08-25T18:54:20Z For some, that is an attractive prospect, as such godlike machines would be much better able than humans to run human affairs. Clever cogs 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z But I didn’t approach his latest film with the ardor I brought to the offerings from the godlike directors of my college days – Coppola, Altman, Bertolucci or Kubrick. A Searing First Encounter With David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet’ 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z In Toothwort’s sections, the text is written mostly in the godlike third-person — and the font is bolded with some of the typography curved up, down or diagonal. Review | Max Porter’s ‘Lanny’ is a lyrical look at the tribulations of parenting 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The man pictured in it, floating godlike in the sky above, looks uncannily like Moro Kebe Sanokho, Bethony’s “guru” in the Senegalese village that set him on his journey so long ago. This new bakery is taking local grains to another level — and the results should have you standing in line 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Noel Gallagher is to collect the other honorary title, the godlike genius award. Pulp to be honoured at NME awards 2012-02-07T07:27:04Z I dislike how he impresses people with few choices into his grotesque, allegorical puppet theater while maintaining his own godlike invisibility. Art Review: Behold the Anonymous Downtrodden 2011-06-02T21:57:17Z Resembling at some points a crater, a moon or a giant porthole, it also could be seen as a giant, godlike eye watching over the proceedings with chilly indifference. Review: In ‘Pericles,’ Much Ado About a Lot of Things 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z By doing so, he transcends the physical reality of his disease and becomes an almost godlike voice of authority in the film. Three Billboards' portrayal of dwarfism is reductive and ableist, and I would know | Eva Squire 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Though Apollo had several godlike functions, for Mr. Koons it is his gift of prophecy that seems to resonate most. Loving Art to the Moon and Back 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z “I imagined that 40,000 years ago this could be similar to the Buddhist statue because it’s a figure that is almost maybe godlike,” Mr. Ishii said. A Prehistoric Sculpture Inspires a Tokyo Gallery 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “We play these godlike parts for people but no one is perfect, and that’s not a very balanced view of someone, is it?” 15 Great Songs From 1989 (the Year, Not the Album) 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Stumped and Heartbroken: I think that you need to stop believing in your own godlike power to control your partner’s drinking. Perspective | Ask Amy: Partner’s relapse places household at risk 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z On the hits of “Armageddon,” Jones unleashes his own furious cascades of percussion, a godlike combination of joy and terror. The World’s Greatest Living Jazz Composer Celebrates His Eighty-fifth Birthday 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z On the brilliant British horror podcast “The Magnus Archives,” one of the 15 godlike entities that terrorize humanity is known as “the Lonely.” The Horror Novel Lurking in Your Busy Online Life 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Lost is the finding that, like all of us, these godlike figures struggled to cope with life’s various indignities. Books of The Times: ?Whore of Akron? and ?When the Garden Was Eden? - Review 2011-12-25T22:22:07Z Sometimes they are a taken-for-granted part of the landscape, their chairs blending into a wide-angle view of the crowd; sometimes they’re godlike, on a literal pedestal and shot from the ground. Three Decades of Lifeguards at New York’s Jones Beach 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But in the key moments, he’s still the Boy Scout, which is to say the godlike, morally superior American, stretching out his hand to the rest of the world. Review: Meet the New Jack Ryan, Same as the Old Jack Ryan 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Highlights are likely to include Arctic Monkeys on the Pyramid Stage, and the godlike Nile Rodgers, whose signature disco strut has helped make Daft Punk's new LP one of the best of the year. TV highlights 28/06/2013 2013-06-28T06:00:08Z No surprise, then, that it sits at a godlike 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and has already roped in $130 million in less than two weeks. Our Winter of Discontent: Where Have All the Quality Blockbusters Gone? 2014-02-19T20:36:56Z Beethoven, in and out of scare quotes, has become a godlike abstraction of himself, complete with one-word moniker — his music less a product of culture than a feature of nature. Perspective | The best way to honor Beethoven’s 250th? Listen to every note he ever wrote. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z This year’s awards, which are formally called the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas, thanks to a sponsorship deal with the city of Austin, also honored Blondie with its godlike genius award. ArtsBeat: Arctic Monkeys Win 5 NME Awards 2014-02-27T17:01:18Z It’s the athletic warrior who so often became godlike in Greek culture. The Body Beautiful: The Classical Ideal in Ancient Greek Art 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z “They are stupid and intelligent and cruel and beautiful and black and white and brown and yellow and fat and lazy and lithe and godlike and frightening in their dedication to death.” Claiming the Title of United States Marine 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z In the end, the fulfillment of godlike ambition makes the universe harder to know. What Are the Odds We Are Living in a Computer Simulation? 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Ancient written accounts tell of Maya kings theatrically impersonating deities in an effort to assume their own godlike control over life and death. Can Art Ever Be Innocent? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Council Bluffs and Omaha? — and has been driven increasingly psychotic by the arrival of Superman, godlike drone weapon from outer space. Best ever superhero movie (in terms of fabrics): It’s god vs. psycho in Zack Snyder’s bombastic “Batman v Superman” 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z During his tete-a-tete with Theresa, Ford displayed a godlike power over the hosts; no magic words to freeze them. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 4: Truth and Consequences 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z “There’s a godlike energy to them, a kind of fury, an outpouring; it’s unstoppable, it’s a force of nature,” he said. How Childhood Inspires Artists and Their Art 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Ellison is based, partly, on any number of shrewd, godlike, New York men Crudup has come across, for whom navigating power structures has become a sport, or a thrilling pastime. Billy Crudup: ‘Life is hard. It’s filled with grief, confusion, unpredictability … ' 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z “Whereas we and the Neanderthals are at least human, our inheritors will be godlike.” Review: ‘Homo Deus’ Foresees a Godlike Future. (Ignore the Techno-Overlords.) 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z He rises godlike before us, beautiful and cruel. Pilobolus’s naked display of magic In your moviegoing life, you will probably never see such a juxtaposition of cinematic genius and ineptitude, of godlike intuition and cluelessness, of beauty and ridiculousness as you’ll find in “To the Wonder.” ‘To the Wonder’: Twirling together the best, worst of Terrence Malick 2013-04-11T20:41:41Z Connecting them, Lemming is a figure of godlike mystery. Review: In ‘Take Me Out,’ Whose Team Are You On? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z For the first time I saw my father as a person, as another suffering human being, not as the godlike figure of my youth. The Tulsa Massacre, race and America: I finally understand my personal stake in writing this history 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Mitropoulos’s stint in the Twin Cities was radical in more than just repertoire, challenging the godlike halo of other conductors with his asceticism. A Monkish Conductor Who Expressed His Faith Through Music 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z And 2001 was a huge influence on Transcendence – I was attracted to the script because of the parallels: AI, becoming a godlike being. 50 years of 2001: A Space Odyssey – how Kubrick's sci-fi 'changed the very form of cinema' 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z V.C. wrote that she enjoyed the godlike role an author plays with his or her characters. V.C. Andrews felt she had "prophetic powers": Longtime ghostwriter on "Flowers in the Attic" author 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z But Cézanne, with his almost godlike aura as the father of modern painting, is one of those exceptions. Auction of a Cézanne Highlights New Realities 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z And here, more godlike still, is a luminescent jaguar, slinking along the beach. TV review: The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World; Come Dine With Me 2012-07-29T21:05:01Z And they keep reinventing it, in a perpetual cycle, with godlike omnipotence and a savage spirit of competition. Theater Review: ‘Tender Napalm’ by Philip Ridley at 59E59 Theaters 2012-08-30T02:00:15Z The music site Pitchfork proclaimed the album “a godlike symphony to teenhood.” At Home With Donnie and Joe Emerson: Touring the Farm Where the Emerson Brothers Recorded Their 1979 Album 2012-09-12T22:45:21Z As head of hospitality and the right hand of Mr. Wilford — the train’s engineer and supreme leader, a godlike figure that no one is actually allowed to see — Cavill represents the conservatives. For Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, the harrowing ‘Snowpiercer’ revival is more timely than ever 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z But these misfortunes play into the godlike plans of a young manager determined to curate a new band from scratch. Review | In David Mitchell’s splendid ‘Utopia Avenue,’ a ’60s rock band finds its groove 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z He approaches them with deference, even apologizing in a preface because “many godlike talents, including some who took precious time to treat me to deeply revealing interviews, are scarcely mentioned.” How American Chefs in the 1970s and ’80s Created a Revolution 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z They get downsized while the top tier of management ascend to a godlike, super-rich caste. The Company Men ? review 2011-03-10T22:15:01Z “It’s a bit godlike,” he said on a recent visit to the islands, where Hawaii Public Radio presents his series “Exploring Music” on weekday afternoons. Gene Schiller, Music Director for Hawaii Public Radio 2012-06-24T01:23:03Z "Writing a powerful character with godlike powers presents as many opportunities as it does difficulties," he said. Comics: "Doctor Solar" returns triumphant 2010-09-15T04:16:00Z Mr. Spielberg’s godlike status in Hollywood was cemented long ago. ‘Ready Player One’ Overcomes Challenges to Dominate Box Office 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z If the students must turn to Isaiah for approval and mercy, the teacher himself is resigned to Cartwright’s godlike status within the facility, his voice periodically issuing commandments through speakers. ‘Soft’ Review: Young Black Men, Gently Pointed Toward Liberation 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z So they cast Gabriel Aubry, a godlike blond Canadian who as recently as two years ago would have been thought of as washed-up in the business. From Boys to Men 2010-10-15T20:55:00Z And from somewhere beyond the DJ booth, a godlike voice demanded dancing. With a 6 a.m. dance party, D.C. cuts loose — a little 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z But this is a show about a crazed psychic with godlike powers, so of course the telekinesis hits the fan eventually. ‘Legion’ Series Premiere: Where Is My Minds? 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Can a place be an entity, a godlike figure, a setting and a being to exist and to be? Intoxicating highs and deep darkness: living and loving with bipolar disorder 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z It’s from within the enabling, ennobling, and ostensibly sane frameworks of their business ventures that they find ways to pursue destructive and violent visions of godlike transcendence. Werner Herzog’s Internet Visionaries 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z “We’re returning to the core impulse of what Intiman was at the start — a place created by theater artists, not run by one godlike director,” Mr. Russell said. ArtsBeat Blog: Seattle's Intiman Theater Takes Step Toward Reopening 2011-08-24T17:51:50Z Onstage, she describes her work in godlike terms. Breaking Out of the #MeToo Movie Formula 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The star vehicles that helped elevate his ancestors to godlike levels of celebrity have all but disappeared. Geriaction heroes and the age of aged movie stars 2013-03-30T06:00:00Z Besides deploying the key elements of his architectural idiom — flat planes, saturated colors, falling water, light and shadow manipulated with godlike ease — it also engaged his fascination with landscape design and lifelong love of horses. Finding Mexico City, and Luis Barragán, Again 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z But Mr. Godard discovered a different sort of sovereignty over the audience: the godlike power of capriciousness, of a serene indifference to the spectator’s ease. Godard as Oscar Provocateur 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z He has a kind of control issue — a godlike divinity with the power of life, to be given to people as a fertility expert. ‘Masters of Sex’ Recalls the Work of Masters and Johnson 2013-07-27T05:49:04Z Singer’s behind-the-scenes performance and hometown footage marginally grounds the godlike perception of Mendes, who reveals his conventional human struggles: the fear of imperfection and the deriving of self-worth from his accomplishments. ‘Shawn Mendes: In Wonder’ Review: A Skin-Deep Portrait 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z He is at once heroic and abject: godlike in his jaguar grace but profoundly vulnerable in his final nakedness. The Oracle; Erhebung; Mayerling – review 2013-06-08T23:05:19Z After more contact with Kim, Jang said he soon stopped believing that he was "this godlike leader of this wonderful country." Defected NKorea poet writes of hunger, desperation 2012-07-01T12:24:07Z You know the story: Dr. Polidori, a lesser sidekick to the godlike Byron, emerges from the summer with a vampire tale, and Mary Shelley dreams up “Frankenstein.” Monsters take the stage in a new Gothic musical and a delayed play 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z “Of course, my friends all thought I was an egomaniac for choosing such a godlike man to glorify my own fat a--,” he said. Book World editor Nora Krug: The Pat Conroy I met was determined to live well 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z He’s also pitiable, insofar as a billionaire with godlike powers can be. Review: In ‘Made for Love,’ She Can’t Get Him Out of Her Head 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z In 1969, when he was still in the thickets of his own addiction, he was asked if he felt godlike at the typewriter. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z These friends of Dorothy join her on the Yellow Brick Road in their collective search for the godlike Wizard. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z “He is considered almost godlike in terms of what he has done for the African-American and American community,” McBride continued. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is a New Entry in the John Brown Canon 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z It’s an opportunity for communion with a godlike role by an actor who admits to being superstitious about anything that might cut into the vulnerability and honesty that are essential to creating a great Willy. Arts & Leisure: Philip Seymour Hoffman Stars in ?Death of a Salesman? 2012-03-09T00:47:18Z While Nabokov remains Amis’s godlike Jupiter, it’s the Saturn of Saul Bellow that emerges and dominates here. In Fiction, Martin Amis Summons His Literary Friends and Role Models 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Hamid draws enchantment from abstraction, in the style of a fairy tale, and his narrative vantage point shifts through time and space with a godlike equanimity. A Novel About Refugees That Feels Instantly Canonical 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z He doesn’t have the high-tech arsenal of Iron Man or the godlike might of Thor. With Marvel’s ‘Daredevil,’ Netflix Looks to Build Its Own Superteam 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Several of these are sixth century B.C., suggesting that he was the chief precursor of the various godlike men whom the fifth century rendered more classically harmonious. The Body Beautiful: The Classical Ideal in Ancient Greek Art 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z He is an egomaniac, a fabulist, and a megalomaniac who believes that he has godlike powers. More than the law: Why Trump's trials trigger him so much 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Cults have exactly this characteristic: unquestioning worship of a charismatic leader and inability to hear or consider opposing or even differing views, especially about the leader who must remain godlike. MAGA remains unmoved: NeverTrump Republicans have no way to break Trump's spell 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Even when doctors have identified the main problem — when their ability to operate and repair feels truly godlike — there remain the things they simply don’t know. What I Saw When I Looked Inside My Own Body 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z As his several trials move forward, he will likely become more out of touch with reality, insisting all the more that he is not just innocent, but a godlike figure persecuted by evil men. Why Donald Trump can't simply keep quite — even when facing prison 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Lee confesses he was a little daunted tagging Boramy—not because of its godlike status, but because it was the first time he’d done the surgical procedure on a giant stingray. World’s largest freshwater fish draws attention to delicate ecosystem 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z To the Greek humanists, human beings were not put on the earth to suffer by cruel gods, but instead carried within the spark of godlike creativity. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Trump's personal primitive psychology, in which he believes himself to be godlike and has contempt for others as valuable human beings, makes him a perfect candidate to surround himself with a cult. MAGA remains unmoved: NeverTrump Republicans have no way to break Trump's spell 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Borrowing from the Chinese model for imperial statecraft, the Yamato strengthened their rule with mythology and bejeweled regalia, elevating kings to godlike status and eventually transforming them into emperors. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In an early conversation with Weisz, Birch recalled a doctor who’d talked about choosing when life begins when they performed C-sections and described themselves in godlike fashion. 'Dead Ringers' takes an unflinching look at reproductive healthcare in America 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The podcast also examines the paternalistic culture at the heart of Balanchine’s world, a culture born from one man with godlike power. Balanchine died 40 years ago. The ballet world still hasn’t moved on. 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z So the fact that she identifies with this woman so much and looks to her as this kind of godlike figure gives Dre meaning and a sense of understanding. A pop star's killer fan runs amok in 'Swarm.' It's 'not a work of fiction' 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z In turn, members vulnerable to joining the cult seek just such a godlike figure in a regressive wish to be protected, cared for, and told how to think. MAGA remains unmoved: NeverTrump Republicans have no way to break Trump's spell 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z People who dress up like Thor at a comic book convention don't actually imagine someone mistakes them for a godlike superhero. GOP clowns itself over Chinese spy balloon 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Kim even apologized for his shortcomings, tossing aside the myth of a faultless, godlike leader. North Korea wants dollars. It’s a sign of trouble 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z A couple of pretty impressive power hitters became godlike sluggers overnight and at the exact same moment, for no apparent reason, and somehow no one found this more than passingly peculiar. Opinion | Judge holds the home run record. Bonds doesn’t. Reality is real. 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z But the sacralization of power, which I talk about at length in the book, testifies to the power of a godlike czar. Why did Putin go to war, and can Ukraine win? A leading Russia historian chimes in 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z He said that his spirituality long “felt fake” and that he previously equated art, love and God as synonyms — and that acting made him feel godlike. Not so fast, Olivia Wilde. Shia LaBeouf wants to clear the air: 'I quit the film' 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The Aztec had a highly developed epistemology that grounded truth within an understanding of an individual’s character and recognized the fundamental and total character of the universe as a godlike force or energy. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z But what they mean was collectivism, envy and lust for godlike power over the rest of us. A Monster Alert 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z “Like Thor’s hammer, Thatcher’s handbag can bestow godlike powers on those deemed worthy to lift it,” Saunders wrote on the Unherd website. Maggie’s legacy: Divisive Thatcher looms over UK Tory race 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The table traces how Venus oscillates through its morning star-evening star routine almost exactly five times in 8 years, alongside illustrations that depict meetings between Venus in deity form and other godlike figures. What did the ancient Maya see in the stars? Their descendants team up with scientists to find out 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z “Louis is not this golden, godlike figure,” as Atama puts it. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Although the Maya worshipped an array of gods, they believed in a single godlike force, the sun’s force or energy, called K’in. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z While she is in the throes of a difficult labor, Jack tells their concerned doctor, the godlike Dr. K, “We’re walking out of this hospital with three healthy babies and one healthy wife.” Here’s where everyone ended up on the series finale of ‘This Is Us’ 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Discovery and a Welch disciple, remembered him as an almost godlike figure. How Jack Welch’s Reign at G.E. Gave Us Elon Musk’s Twitter Feed 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z China’s isolationist approach in the pandemic may be what appeals most to Mr. Kim as he tries to respond to the crisis and maintain his godlike authority over his people. North Korea Wants to Follow China’s Covid ‘Success.’ Its Plan May Backfire. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Neal Adams doesn’t want Superman to continue in his godlike incarnations, and he’s going to do something about it. Neal Adams, comic book artist for both DC and Marvel, dies at 80 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z For the Aztecs, the fundamental and total character of the universe was captured by the concept of teotl, a godlike force or energy that is the basis for all reality. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z The spectacle of men so covetous of uncontested, godlike authority that they end up destroying their own families simply overwhelms the marital disagreements of a protagonist who’s never allowed to be anything but a hero. Review | In ‘Under the Banner of Heaven,’ plot gets saddled with another mission 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Embedded in an experimental comedy is the tale of a tragic overreacher, a mortal who has come to assume a godlike dominion over the rest of the planet. Review: Dark side of Walt Disney brought to weird life in Lucas Hnath's drama, now playing in L.A. 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z To restore the prestige of the office of emperor, he claimed descent from the ancient Roman gods and created elaborate ceremonies to present himself in a godlike aura. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z However his old nemesis, the godlike Q, is waiting in the wings and once again means to test Picard. ‘Star Trek: Picard’ romantically going where Picard hasn’t gone before 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z But it does boast, as Merve Emre wrote in The New Yorker, “a cultural literacy presented as godlike in its extent.” Opinion | D.C. and Joyce — Both Incomprehensible 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z After all, North Korea relentlessly persecutes religious believers, and the supreme leader is a godlike figure. With North Korea snubbing talks, Seoul makes long-shot bid for pope’s help 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “By assigning a godlike role to genes,” she writes, “the ‘right-to-life’ forces have adopted science in their service and effectively denied the reality that a female body is crucial to fetal development.” Review: Siri Hustvedt's powerful essays on family and art focus on what's missing 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z The ode to Xi’s greatness dismisses the brilliant insights of Deng, who wanted to prevent the emergence of another godlike Mao figure. Xi Jinping thinks the West is done 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z After World War II, the emperor was stripped of his godlike status under the new, American-imposed constitution. Heavy Is the Burden on Japan’s Royal Women 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z But chances are it will further the encroachment of technology on the godlike authority of the ump. Opinion | One bad call for the Giants; one giant leap toward robo-umpires 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Paul is a multifaceted character, a youth evolving into manhood and then something beyond that, a godlike figure revered by the warlike but oppressed Fremen tribesmen of Arrakis. ‘Dune’ review: Remarkable new film gets everything right, from the cast to the sandworms 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Building a stronghold at a provincial university in Ayacucho in the Andes Mountains, Mr. Guzmán proved to be a charismatic leader whose followers — mostly students and small farmers — considered him a godlike figure. Abimael Guzman, leader of Peru’s Shining Path terrorist group, dies at 86 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z It imparts a godlike power and license to destroy, not only things but other human beings. Remembering 9/11: The evil we do is the evil we get 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z He is a golden, godlike being from whom a healing effulgence emanates at all times. Opinion | I was part of the problem. Please ignore everything I’ve said and get vaccinated. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z “We treated Mao as a godlike figure. Sept. 13 shattered that.” Rescuing China’s Muzzled Past, One Footnote at a Time 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Rather than simulate a godlike perspective, Bartel shot like what he was: a guard making his rounds. Site long associated with tales of the paranormal is the focus of a decidedly earthbound photo show 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The character is unimpressed with his new world that he sees as beneath his godlike status, but flashes of emotion and humanity show him as more layered than he’d like to admit. Review | ‘Loki’ is a dark and tricky delight that continues Marvel’s success at Disney Plus 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z When coupled with superhuman feats, such as Ruth’s 60 home runs in 1927, this insouciance seems godlike. Opinion | MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day is a nod to greatness — and humanity 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Movie stars have never been so ripped and chiseled and godlike; they have to be, if they aspire to play a Marvel or DC superhero. Opinion | What the 2020s Need: Sex and Romance at the Movies 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Long before the decades-long storylines and godlike battles of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, professional wrestling fulfilled the role of mythical stage play for mass culture. Why professional wrestlers are more likely to die young 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Dodes warns that Trump believes that he is a godlike figure — and that when that delusion is shattered, Trump will become even more dangerous. Dr. Lance Dodes warns we aren't rid of Trump yet: He "will continue to have no conscience" 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The Argentine playmaker, known as “Dios” for his godlike skills on the soccer pitch and “Pelusa” for his prominent mane of hair, also remains valuable for his image - even after death. Image rights, fast cars and a 'tank': Maradona's death triggers complex inheritance 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Superior officers created such a godlike aura around themselves that troops dared not question them, even as 39 Afghans were unlawfully killed. Blood Lust and Demigods: Behind an Australian Force’s Slaughter of Helpless Afghans 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z People are taught to treat him as godlike. North Korea tells its people to stop smoking. Can Kim Jong Un quit, too? 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z “In his games there were abnormalities, sequences that he played godlike, but there were blunders as well,” he said. Chess's cheating crisis: 'paranoia has become the culture' 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z It imparts a feeling of godlike omnipotence to the powerless. American bloodlands: In a deeply polarized nation, mass violence is not far away 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Yet of course the Republican convention will be a work of Orwellian theater in which reality is inverted and Trump will be presented as a flawless, godlike and beneficent leader. Why they hate her: Kamala Harris, Black bodies and the white right 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The generator whose failures paralyzed the cooling fans was a never-seen, godlike presence, “a mind made of machinery and wires … that takes pleasure in throwing the prison into disarray.” Behrouz Boochani Just Wants to Be Free 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The champions at the Olympics are godlike athletes known for pushing their bodies to the extreme but much less understood are the mental and emotional rigors paving their road to greatness. Michael Phelps, other athletes, open up about suicide and depression in new documentary 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z His omniscient, controlled voice felt godlike and all-knowing, free from authorial editorializing. Daughters of the bomb: my reckoning with Hiroshima, 75 years later 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z “I don’t think of myself as ‘godlike,’” she said, “more like ‘childlike.’” The Doctor From Nazi Germany and the Search for Life on Mars 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z It was he who first explained to me that the word “enthusiasm” is rooted in a Greek idea of godlike spirit within. Opinion | How America can shift to the right direction 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Hector was — how do I put this? — godlike. Opinion | ‘The Greeks Are Gone from Troy for Sure,’ by Mike Pence 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z She is a granddaughter of Kim Il-sung, North Korea’s founder, who is still revered as a godlike figure in the North. As Kim Jong-un Turns Hostile to South Korea, His Sister Does the Talking 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Part of holding onto power involves the cultivation of a cult of personality that paints the family as godlike figures who dominates daily life. Kim Jong Un and North Korea's cult of personality explained 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z North Korea’s media treats its top leaders like godlike figures and seldom mentions their health. Speculation Over Kim Jong-un’s Health Is Fueled by North Korea’s Own Secrecy 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z His lies, cruelty, corruption, greed, delusions of godlike power and other unconscionable behavior seem unbelievable. Dr. Lance Dodes on Trump: A "predator" who "would be in prison" if he hadn't been born rich 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The thrust of this revolution – the capacity to create an infinitesimal part of an already minute virus, without handling a virus specimen at all – can seem godlike. 'It’s a razor’s edge we’re walking': inside the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Right-wing Christian nationalists view him as a godlike figure, the "Chosen One." Former Bush White House lawyer Richard Painter: "Trump will grab as much power as he possibly can" 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z They flirted with libertarian-leaning Ron Paul and Rand Paul over the last decade, ended up in a shotgun marriage with Donald Trump in 2016, and ultimately elevated President Trump to an infallible godlike figure. Standing ovation to cries for expulsion: About-face on Romney reflects fickle taste in leadership 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z The flaw with this scenario became apparent when Bloomberg finally made his godlike descent onto the stage in Las Vegas on Feb. 19. Debate Mike vs. TV-ad Mike: How Bloomberg revived the relevance of the political TV commercial 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Unlike other CEOs, Musk’s fans revere him as an almost godlike figure, a savior for humanity who will lead us to a utopia on Mars. This was the decade the commercial spaceflight industry leapt forward 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Headlines about machine learning promise godlike predictive power. The Media's Coverage of AI is Bogus 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Our primitive brains are getting hijacked and are super primitive compared to godlike tech. Q&A: Ex-Googler Harris on how tech ‘downgrades’ humans 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z The keynote was a sort of inside-out narcissism: artists’ self-absorption as a publicly engulfing phenomenon, under the godlike aegis of Harald Szeemann. Harald Szeemann’s Revolutionary Curating 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z He has the godlike powers, the suit, the crowds gasping in adoration. Spider-Man is showing our boys that normal guys can be heroes too | Gaby Hinsliff 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z The story follows a godlike entity known variously as Dream, Morpheus and Oneiros, who seeks to rebuild his kingdom after being held prisoner for decades. Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ reportedly headed to the small screen 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z He tells a warm and inviting story of the singer from his humble beginnings to the almost godlike status he achieved in the opera world. 9 movies, including ‘Men in Black: International,’ open June 14; our reviewers weigh in 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Through a standard mix of interviews and archival footage, Howard tells a warm and inviting story of the singer from his humble beginnings to the almost godlike status he achieved in the opera world. ‘Pavarotti’ review: Ron Howard’s beautiful but somewhat flat tribute to ‘The People’s Tenor’ 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z A Mississippi that’s been harnessed, straightened, regularized, and shackled can still exert a godlike force; it’s no longer exactly a river, though. Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z This is a godlike act to animals, which sing, in Ravel’s most memorably endearing style, of the boy’s goodness. Review: For Pacific Symphony, a Ravel opera and a tribute to a cellist, delivered with soul 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z His father, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who took the name Rama IX, ruled Thailand for nearly seven decades and was revered as a godlike figure who displayed a common touch. Thailand is crowning its enigmatic king in the first such royal ceremony in nearly 70 years Bodies are déclassé in the era of cloud computing; Siri and Alexa speak from any number of devices, and to all of us at once, their godlike omnipresence softened by a tone of relentless compliance. Man, Woman, and Robot in Ian McEwan’s New Novel 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The king, who is revered as godlike under Thai custom, said it would be “extremely inappropriate” for a royal to enter politics. Thailand’s election mired in controversy as rival parties each claim upper hand 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Taylor, it’s true, is really another type of fantasy character, as heightened as Axe—they are, like him, nearly godlike in their talents: a handsome, emotionally sensitive meritocrat who upends bigotry through exceptional performance. The Flashy Pleasures of “Billions” 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Evolve grants users godlike powers like cloning themselves, controlling the weather, and raining weapons from the sky. Take-Two is suing over a Grand Theft Auto cheating mod — again 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z To bring species back—from extinction or from its brink—is a godlike power. The Wooly Mammoth Lumbers Back into View 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z “The victims, who attended the church since childhood, believed that obeying Lee as a godlike figure is the path to heaven,” the court said in its verdict. South Korean megachurch pastor sentenced to 15 years for raping women ‘on God’s orders’ 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Sena found himself describing Trump to other Democrats as a godlike figure. How Democrats won the House 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z In the Odyssey, Whitmarsh points out, the goddess Athena is said to have restored Odysseus to godlike good looks in this way: “He became black-skinned again and the hairs became blue around his chin.” The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z No pontiff has ever visited North Korea, whose totalitarian government cracks down on religious activities, instead promoting a personality cult around Mr. Kim and his father and grandfather, who ruled the country as godlike figures. Kim Jong-un Invites Pope Francis to North Korea 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Previous books have often shown Stark to be a powerful figure with an almost godlike ability, fighting angels and demons alike. Like noir? Like horror? Have you met Sandman Slim? - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z At the same time, the myth of the lone genius elevates a few Nobel winners to a godlike state – and that is harmful, said the Harvard science historian Naomi Oreskes. Why Nobel prizes fail 21st-century science 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z But as for using godlike comparisons with Rudolph — as much as I enjoy her work — not while Mel Brooks is still around. Readers Respond to the 9.16.18 Issue 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In the case of Picasso, this only serves to augment his godlike status as an artistic genius profoundly different to rest of us. If an artist was raped – or a rapist – galleries should not hide the fact | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The park’s parent company, Delos Inc, has been shown to have the almost godlike ability to create perfect, biologically accurate replicas of almost every living thing, from fully intelligent human beings to the smallest bird. Westworld may have finally solved its dinosaur problem 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Yoon Young-chan, Mr. Moon’s spokesman, said Mr. Kim acknowledged the poor road conditions in his country, a startling admission for a member of his ruling family, which is considered godlike and faultless among North Koreans. North and South Korea Set Bold Goals: A Final Peace and No Nuclear Arms 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z I faked a godlike certainty that everything was going to be fine because the possibility it wasn’t was too frightening to bear. ‘Knock It Off’ and ‘Shake It Off’: The Case for Dad-Style Parenting 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z The police quickly extinguished the fire to avoid angering the visitors, who accord Mr. Kim an almost godlike status. Protecting an Olympics Held in North Korea’s Nuclear Shadow 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In the script, the creature is described as a godlike creature from the Amazon. Strong color pallette brings a long-held vision of 'Shape of Water' to life 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Or The Twilight Zone’s “It’s a Good Life,” about a godlike child who terrorizes his hometown with an authoritarian bent. In Black Mirror’s USS Callister, the true villains are real-world tech moguls 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “He was godlike,” said season ticket holder Mark Cross, one of the dozens of VCU boosters Smart hugged as he circled the court before the game. ‘He was The Man’: Shaka Smart returns to VCU for love, hugs — and a victory for his Longhorns 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Although many Americans had never heard of Hallyday, he was considered a godlike figure in France, where a survey once indicated he could likely get enough votes to be elected president. Johnny Hallyday, Gallic rocker worshiped as the 'French Elvis,' dies at 74 – LA Times 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Early in his career, Dr. Scully shared the conventional view that architects were heroic artists of material and space, imposing an almost godlike vision on the world. Vincent Scully, Yale scholar who explored architecture’s humanizing force, dies at 97 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Some of the earliest examples of the existence of godlike figures in the human imagination depict a “Lord of Beasts” creature with animal and human features. Review: Reza Aslan’s intriguing book explores questions about ‘God’ 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z It reinforces a framing where Google search’s ideal final state is a godlike, omniscient benefactor, not just a well-designed product. It’s time to stop trusting Google search already 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Successful, outspoken tycoons can win godlike status in China’s get-rich society, and Trump is no exception. Far from Washington, ‘Uncle Trump’ finds fans in China 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z In every instance, Trump’s radical rhetoric drew a predictably provocative reaction from a regime that treats its leader as a godlike figure. Opinion | JFK could help us prevent nuclear war 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Back in the 1960s, Mao’s birthplace, Shaoshan, was turned into a secular shrine for slogan-chanting Red Guards who looked on modern China’s founder as a nearly godlike figure. Chinese Village Where Xi Jinping Fled Is Now a Monument to His Power 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z On the eve of war, tributes are paid to the Dear Leader's silver tongue and godlike wisdom. J.K. Rowling Just Used Trump's Own Words Against Him 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Of course, even the godlike biographer cannot “see everything”; perhaps all he can see of a life, at first, is the beginning and the ending. W. G. Sebald, Humorist 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The lead female character, Dominique, who naturally took second place to the godlike Roark, kept striding across rooms in long, column-like gowns. Opinion | Why You Should Read Books You Hate 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Artificial intelligence and machine learning will create computers so sophisticated and godlike that humans will need to implant "neural laces" in their brains to keep up, Musk said in a tech conference last year. Elon Musk on mission to link human brains with computers in four years: report 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z In particular, an all-seeing, ‘godlike’ being could know the positions and motions of each particle and calculate their evolution, and this level of order would be in the eye of the beholder. Battle between quantum and thermodynamic laws heats up 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The Greeks warned about the danger of grasping for godlike powers. Silicon Valley’s Quest to Live Forever 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Even heroes with godlike strength just want to find a place where they belong. Which Disney character has the best 'I Want' song? 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z But were D’Amato’s sticky fingers guided by a godlike power, warning us of our future? Full of nuts, watching a 70s western, I saw America’s future… | Stewart Lee 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z “Playing Luck—something that is more godlike—is much more exciting.” The Movie with a Thousand Plot Lines 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z To put a fine point on the debate: Is artificial intelligence an engineering discipline, or a godlike field on the cusp of creating a new superintelligent species? When A.I. Matures, It May Call Jürgen Schmidhuber ‘Dad’ 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Add godlike abilities, superhuman adversaries, existential crises and actual gods, and you’ve got a proper Wagnerian opera on the boil. Review: 'Final Fantasy XV' Is Shockingly Excellent 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z In the corner of the loo, there is a trophy for “godlike genius”, presented to the guitarist in 2013 by the music magazine NME. Johnny Marr: ‘The conversation about re-forming came out of the blue' 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Thai children are taught from birth as to the king’s godlike infallibility and his portrait still adorns all schools, institutions, businesses and practically every private household as the highest picture in the room. Thailand Bids Farewell to King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Trump’s sense that Clinton has had almost godlike powers for decades — and simply has declined to use them for good — reached epic proportions during this debate. Take, for instance, this rant: Hillary Clinton can’t win the debate: She showed grace and intelligence, but he won because he didn’t grab anyone’s junk 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z He speaks in deep godlike tones, introducing the movie with the words, “Dear child,” and later invites that child, that is to say, us, to wonder at “every atom … every particle … blazing.” ‘Voyage of Time’: a trippy IMAX film from Terrence Malick 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The game’s beautiful aesthetic, designed to resemble Japanese ink illustration, manages to convey both the serious godlike persona of Amaterasu and the playful nature of the wolf body she inhabits. From cute cats to super monkeys: the 18 most adorable video game animals 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Bruce Banner was also absent for the movie, but finds the time to join his godlike friend at a cafe in the new video, and taking a phone call from Tony Stark in the process. Thor explains why he was absent during Marvel's Civil War 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Langman told her that her son “created a fantasy where he was a godlike being.” The twisted minds of school shooters, and the anguished man who studies them 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z To put it plainly, Jia is my idol, a godlike figure to me. A Rising Chinese Actor, Dong Zijian, on Where the Good Movies Are Now 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Overwatch sounds like a game I shouldn’t want to play: a hero-focused team shooter that seems aimed at players given to godlike acts of ballistic skill. 'Overwatch' Wants To Appeal To Every Kind of Gamer 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “And finally, they really enjoy that godlike feeling of taking a life.” Compulsion to rape and kill: Inside killer’s mind 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Using a computer granted them a level of godlike power, because they had skills most people lacked. What Do Our Online Avatars Reveal About Us? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Nowadays, the only way a team can radically reboot its fortunes is to luck into a new owner with godlike ambition and deep pockets. Leicester City’s Impossible, Anomalous Championship 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z After 400 years, such magical invisibility makes him more than ever godlike. Ten ways in which Shakespeare changed the world 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Often they were seen as godlike, and before their sacrifice, they might be treated with reverence and affection, and perhaps fed well like the biblical fatted calf. How human sacrifice propped up the social order 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Neal Adams doesn't want Superman to continue in his godlike incarnations, and he's going to do something about it. 'The Coming of the Supermen': Neal Adams doesn't like your current 'Man of Steel' 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z We expect godlike attributes from authors and their authorial voice. The ‘tragedy’ of Harper Lee 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Over the years, he has gained weight and cut his hair to look like his grandfather, the North’s founding president, Kim Il-sung, still a godlike figure in the North. With Nuclear Test, North Korea’s Leader Asserts Role of Instigator 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z I think he’s far more godlike than me. Q&A: Chris Hemsworth on fame, Thor and ‘Heart of the Sea’ 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Weber said that when veterans of the Korean War went to South Korea, they were “treated with almost godlike respect.” Korean War Memorial Foundation Wonders Where the U.S. Corporate Aid Is 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z But even at his most overbearingly godlike, the film’s protagonist might have been on to something: There’s a little bit of Steve Jobs in all of us now. ‘Steve Jobs’ review: An impressionistic inner portrait of the Apple co-founder 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The notion that Google is somehow godlike is already well developed, and Google avidly cultivates this mystique. Google wants to be God’s mind: The secret theology of “I’m feeling lucky” 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z “You’ve got to be able to see the rock star from a distance. You’ve got to be godlike, but it’s all an invention.” Do look back: a new golden age for the music documentary 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Atticus, an almost godlike figure to the Scout of Mockingbird, is now in constant pain. Go Set a Watchman finally reaches the public after more than 60 years 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z “I believe God created everything. I’m awed by his handiwork, the forests and oceans and sky that surrounds us. I believe God made us. But our nature isn’t always godlike.” The Gospel According to B.B. King 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z If you are not blessed with godlike genetics, then make it a point to get into the best shape possible. How to Achieve Extreme Success Like Richard Branson and Elon Musk 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z By 500 B.C., though, as much bigger empires arose and confronted people with entirely new challenges and opportunities, confidence in the old godlike kings was weakening. Are We About to Become Techno-Connected 'Post-Humans'? 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Its size and posture show a godlike figure to be worshiped rather than honored and emulated. Our hero here is not accessible. Missed opportunities to remember King 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z More pervasive, but less obviously gruesome, is the way the regime brainwashes children from an early age to believe in the Kims as godlike leaders. In North Korea, it’s never too soon to start the brainwashing 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Before delivering specifics on the current mess we’re in, Keen gives us a savvy bit of background that casts the godlike attitude of the digerati in a bleak light. Book review: ‘The Internet Is Not the Answer’ by Andrew Keen 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z From this godlike point of view, teenagers playing lacrosse on a field look like lunar shadows of themselves. See America From Above 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z To resurrect Jean, Marvel decided that she was never actually the Phoenix: the godlike power of the Phoenix created a simulacrum of Jean, and that was the being that died so nobly. Beyond Wolverine: the most memorable superhero deaths in comics 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The weapon is godlike, as any weapon awareded for such an achievement should be, but it posed serious balance problems in competitive play. Bungie Needs To Quarantine Destiny's Crucible Multiplayer 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z It is widely believed among outside analysts that Mr. Kim deliberately gained weight to resemble his late grandfather, a godlike figure among North Koreans. In North Korean Media, No Sign of Kim Jong-un at Key Ritual 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z At least in earshot of their many minders, regular North Koreans credit the Kims with godlike feats. In Kim Jong-un’s Absence, Rumors About Him Swirl in North Korea 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Football players are “warriors,” basketball stars are “godlike” and baseball jocks are “super men.” Guest: An unhealthy obsession with sports 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Not even the godlike Severiano Ballesteros could boast that, and there was someone who knew how to play to the gallery. Ryder Cup 2014: How players and punters should behave at Gleneagles 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z For all their godlike technology they were useless at cutting deals. Investments : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Imagine reassembling a scene to create your own version of events, playing the role of virtual director with godlike visual command of the landscape. Oculix, Netflix’s Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Demo, Looks Pretty Boring 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Jared: Yes, it’s another entrant in the “puzzle game with a deeply philosophical storyline” genre, but I’m intrigued by how The Talos Principle introduces a tug-of-war between a godlike entity and a computer program. E3 Hidden Gems: Our Sleeper Picks for 2014 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z “You kind of get a godlike feeling by ripping apart a little animal,” he said dryly. As a British Pastime Is Revived, Some Critters Get Second Lives 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Turning control of your city’s infrastructure over to a monolithic operating system would be suicidal…or a necessary gameplay conceit, if you want to give players godlike powers without the pointy hat and staff. Watch Dogs Review: City of Interest 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “It began,” she said, “with a lesson taught by godlike Swedes” last weekend. Comeback for the Lindy Hop (Give Credit to Sweden) 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The game’s polyvalent new laser weapon gains a godlike one-shot targeting mode towards the end that makes some of the final battles, even on the hardest difficulty setting, a bit too easy. Wolfenstein: The New Order Review: Deconstructing Blazkowicz 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z He consciously avoided calling his teachings religion, even as he exercised godlike control over the lives of “disciples.” The media’s love affair with accused sex criminal Sri Chinmoy 2014-05-09T16:00:00Z “Doctors are the most godlike figures in our society today,” he said. 'Decisive' Author Chip Heath On Doctors, Diets And The Dangers Of Overconfidence 2014-05-08T17:00:00Z We don’t want to be reminded that even with our fantastic technological accomplishments, our godlike abilities to see where every sparrow falls, accidents still happen, and people die for no good reason. The modern horror of MH370: Vanishing planes, conspiracy theories and the fear of not knowing 2014-03-19T14:00:00Z Even the godlike Steve Jobs — founder of Apple , mover of universes, and multibillionaire — despite being able to cut the line waiting for a new liver, couldn’t prolong his life one day longer than he did. How The Marginal Utility Of Money Balances With Value 2013-08-05T15:19:00Z “The system administrator has godlike access to systems they manage.” N.S.A. Leak Puts Focus on System Administrators 2013-06-24T01:09:27Z As doctors, we almost have a godlike status in India. Amma’s Multifaceted Empire, Built on Hugs 2013-05-25T20:50:52Z What if you then added godlike powers free for the taking? BioShock Infinite - "The Best Possible Send Off" 2013-05-10T15:00:00Z It's what keeps Windows techs in business, with godlike powers. Microsoft's Strategic Blunder With Windows 8 2013-05-06T18:05:21Z As a result, we now see the US government, which once welcomed Superman with loving arms, as officially concerned by and wary of the godlike being. A Hit Out of Left Field: Injustice: Gods Among Us #7 Review 2013-02-27T22:24:59Z Many of Mr. Chávez’s followers already speak of him in religious terms, as a godlike presence, and the campaign seems intended to feed those perceptions. Videos of Chávez Promote Stability During Illness 2013-01-08T02:30:58Z You can choose who seems holy to you, godlike, a god even, but I’ll take the bacteria and other decomposers. What If God Were a Maggot 2012-12-20T14:45:00.203Z One year before the killings, Klebold wrote in his school yearbook, “My wrath ... will be godlike.” Deadly Dreams: What Motivates School Shootings? (preview) 2012-12-17T18:15:00.690Z And then there's the godlike specialist, on an even more exalted plane, to whom the primary-care doctor—and likely many other primary-care doctors, too—refers the most challenging patients. Doctor Referrals: A Foundation for Evaluating Performance? 2012-11-15T05:01:00Z For some, that inspires us to strive towards perfection by expressing our godlike powers by creating brilliant, utopian cities. Watch Disasters Wreak Havoc in the New SimCity 2012-10-15T17:51:37Z One of the great things about Chinese history is the way that people become godlike - that gods and people are slightly interchangeable, and people become slightly superhuman. Confucius's hero 2012-10-09T23:21:29Z Mormons are also taught that Native Americans are a lost tribe of Israel, one branch cursed with dark skin for their sin, and that all humans have the potential to become godlike. Is the real Mitt Romney about to stand up? 2012-08-20T15:36:49Z The ability to exert godlike authority over a relatively closed system: Econometrics purports to test economic theories by statistical means. The Value of Fun: Valve Software Appoints In-House Economist 2012-06-15T13:44:16Z To some, he is the man who once projected a godlike aura and who is being demonized by the international community. Life After A Warlord 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z The verses, too, of this godlike genius cry with a loud voice, and make known his great discoveries, so that he seems scarcely born of a mortal stock.” Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z Would only that the character and life of all God’s servants were so truly godlike that their very presence in a community would have a subduing and restraining influence on the wicked! The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z And the way they re caught up, as it were, and stemmed by that single godlike form opposing them with his contrary movement! Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z And Menelaus suspected nothing, not even that a man of godlike beauty and comfortable dearth of morals was a dangerous visitor in the home of a plodding, middle-aged husband. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Throughout his life he worked not for money but for art, declaring that his business was "not to gather gold, but to make glorious shapes, expressing godlike sentiments." English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z “And godlike Ganymede, most beautiful Of men; the gods beheld and caught him up To heaven, so beautiful was he, to pour The wine to Jove, and ever dwell with them.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Their earliest writers regarded the latter as the seat of the oldest and most godlike of mankind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z This stone is supposed to have been one of thirteen, originally forming a Druidical circle, and invested with a sacred character, if not a godlike power. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Who is to make saints and godlike men out of such human refuse as this! The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z It is astonishing what a godlike impress that man left upon all he touched. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z “Th’ audacious wretch four fiery coursers drew: He wav’d a torch aloft, and, madly vain, Sought godlike worship from a servile train. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z To be godlike, a man had to suppress his affections just as he suppressed his own sensations of pain or hunger. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z We want them all—the Grecian men, who feel a godlike thirst for immortal glory, and to develop the peculiar powers with which the gods have gifted them. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z His love, in its pure essence, those happy and godlike beings know. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Although North Korea regularly mocks South Korean political leaders, calling them “human garbage,” its people were trained to regard their dynastic leaders as infallible and godlike and to respond to outside criticism. North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-un, Visits Troops on the Border 2012-03-04T13:07:55Z The refinement of Erasmus, the mildness of Melancthon, could never have brought us so far as the godlike brutality of brother Martin.—Heine. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Songsters that might have eclipsed both Apollo and his rival, poured forth their lays; women, godlike in form, and draped like Minerva, swam round the marble courts in voluptuous but easy and graceful dances. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Accursed may his memory blacken, If a coward there be that would slacken Till we've trampled the turban, and shown ourselves worth Being sprung from and named for the godlike of earth. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z All beholders in heaven and earth will then sing to the praise of His glory, when it is seen in His redeemed and godlike sons. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Still was he godlike, imperial enough to look upon; but the Greek forgot his presence while Istar was again before him. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z My hint I see's approv'd—so pray begin it, And praise us—roundly for the good things in it, Nor let severity our faults expose, When godlike Homer's self was known to doze. Such Things Are A Play, in Five Acts 2012-01-25T03:00:37.637Z In this real-time strategy game, players exert a godlike role over a cluster of creatures, leading them to develop their economy and prepare for skirmishes with a neighboring society. Inside the Mind of a Video Game Champ 2012-01-17T17:15:11.243Z But what would riches have availed me, had the evil befallen me from which that godlike man extricated us? The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z He will not be narrow and self-seeking; he will not be pharisaic and pretentious, practising the world’s ethics with the Christian’s creed: he will be upright and generous, manly and godlike. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The Colbert character, whose taped descent, godlike, from the empyrean while clutching an American flag, begins every show, was originally intended as a takeoff on Fox News figures like Sean Hannity and especially Bill O’Reilly. How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? 2012-01-04T10:00:37Z One homes in on the most majestic of the resident fauna, the surgeons striding godlike through the hospital corridors, breezing past the rest of us dithering little pill-pushers hunched over our computers. Books: Two Choices for the Best Read for a Hospital Stay 2012-01-02T20:05:17Z Those people who think that it is more godlike to seem to turn water into wine than to seem to turn wine into water surprise me. The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z They've seen that in Europe a government is not some godlike power. Russia's Crisis: This Winter, the Bears Will Not Hibernate 2011-12-24T06:10:00Z It is a grand and godlike thing to be mechanical, but it is a pitifully weak thing to stop with being mechanical. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z The Persians called him their divine counsellor: he was filled with a godlike wisdom, and wisely did he, the Susa-born god of Persia, lead our army. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z He takes a profound insight into fate in exchange for the godlike desire of creation and help, and ends his days as a lonely philosopher, with the wisdom of disillusion. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z The consequence was hand-to-hand conflicts became general all over the ground between the dignified supporters of True Football, and these Visigoths who were ignorant of that godlike science. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The man who knows is godlike to those who do not know; he may enslave them, he may do what he pleases with their lives, and they are powerless to help themselves. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z If character, then, be what it should be, truthful, noble, divine, it will necessarily be godlike, and exert an influence in harmony with the benevolent designs of Heaven. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z All Life that is, From the weak things of earth or sea or air, Which creep or float for an hour; to godlike man— All know me and are mine. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z This, this is eloquence; or rather it is something greater and higher than all eloquence—it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action.” The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Muammar el-Qaddafi, who saw himself as a godlike intellectual, publishing his own fiction and imposing his delusional Third Universal Theory on Libya’s hapless people. News Analysis: The Arab Intellectuals Who Didn?t Roar 2011-10-30T18:09:41Z "Baggage, in my godlike moment What have I to do with thee?" Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z The soul never becomes truly heroic until it becomes truly godlike in its aspirations and purposes. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z From my wrists he loosed the gyves, My hero; and within his godlike arms Bore me by slippery rock and difficult path, To where my mother prayed. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Princely, royal, kingly, even godlike, were the words spontaneously uttered with which men tried in vain to tell what they saw in him. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z This counsel pleased, the godlike Hector sprung Swift from his seat; his clanging armour rung. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Oh! in what godlike state her house is held!' The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z A stature mingling strength with grace, Of meek though godlike mien; The glory of whose countenance 490 Outshone the noonday sheen. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z Oh, he was divine, My hero, with the godlike locks and eyes Of Eros' self! The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z We no longer recognise in the Brahminical character and life an unsullied image of godlike purity, holiness and sublimity. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The heavenly globes beneath behold his flight, As up he mounts, and each with wonder sees 20 His speed and godlike grace. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z "Born to be happy; endowed with a godlike face, with Herculean strength, with a generous heart; created to have the world lie at your feet--and yet your Majesty is sad!" The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Surging onward sweeps the wave, Serried columns of the brave, Banded ’neath the benison of Freedom’s godlike Washington! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z If there his views the opening mind engage, Here he supports the trembling limbs of age; His breast embrac'd within his godlike plan, At once the morn and evening hours of man! Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z And it is given to modern science and to modern skill sometimes to emulate that godlike achievement. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z Even when godlike resolution had impelled him to return on high, he thrice turned back a lingering gaze towards the more than seraphic beauty of the first woman. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Perhaps it was the ancient pagan godlike wrath that awoke in him at sight of the mouldy Catholic follies. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Sometimes I see you, Woman— You the watchful, waiting one of ages— You with the dawn and godlike— You past all torment that I know— You the understanding. The Piper and the Reed 2011-09-10T02:00:23.967Z O, ’tis a godlike privilege to save, And he that scorns it is himself a slave. Samboe; or, The African Boy 2011-09-04T02:00:04.743Z Few men are godlike; therefore, few are happy. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z Proud in the consciousness of godlike powers, he thinks, "I have a bit of fiat in my soul, And can myself create a little world." Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z No, his eyes had a godlike steadfastness, for it is in general the distinctive mark of a god, that his look is unmoved. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z It was a proof of his genius—of that godlike genius which commands men. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z They had the godlike capacity of remaining young, these Elizabethans; they did not outgrow their taste for splendid waistcoats. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z If I wanted less, I spoke to him coldly, in the same distant, godlike way, and—after a while—there was less heat. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z Sweet Princess, I learned to love the Spirit, forgetting how great, how godlike he was. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Goethe's eyes, even at an advanced age, remained just as godlike as in his youth, and although time could whiten, it could not bow that noble head. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z At all events he uses the expression "various meats," and Meats such as godlike kings rejoice to taste. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z "Deep love, the godlike in us, still believes Its objects are immortal as itself." Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z "That godlike hare made the water and the fish and a great deare." Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Thus the fiat of a greater than Neptune, even in his own element, reduced him from the godlike rank he held to that of a mere forecastle sailor; and thus were all our expectations frustrated. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z The refinement of Erasmus, the mildness of Melanchthon, could never have brought us so far as the godlike brutality of Brother Martin. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z In sending the book Hearn wrote me this letter: Gooley!—I have found a marvellous book,—a book of books!—a colossal, splendid, godlike book. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z With godlike eyes to laugh as gods have laughed In eyes of mortal brown, a mighty mirth. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z One would almost have believed, at that moment, that of the two the culprit was the down-looking and low-voiced woman, instead of the man whose godlike presence so contradicted the dastardly vice he was confessing. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z So it, too, shares in the godlike services of the Red Cross and Knights of Columbus. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z Indeed, if you do happen to find a painting of Christ as a man among men, he is sure to be the least handsome and godlike of all those surrounding him. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Then the veil withdrew itself into the ether, and an exalted, godlike virgin, great as the other goddesses, stood upon the earth and in heaven. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z The bitter laugh still curls our lips, elicited by his merciless satire, when the tears of pity come coursing down our cheeks, as he touches with magic finger the most godlike fibres of the soul. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z There is nothing so kingly as kindness, nothing so royal as truth, and nothing so godlike as love. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Can those who breathe the air he breath'd forget The great, the godlike virtues of my father? The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z A prayer within thy mighty heart, And prophecy to stir thy godlike soul To action. Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z Her face had faded before the moon to a pale, godlike statue of marble. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z It was rather godlike company for a mere mortal like myself, and as I gazed upon them I realized, perhaps for the first time, the magnificent distances that lie between Yonkers-on-Hudson and Parnassus-by-Helicon. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z He is pure, noble and godlike, loves the right, hates the wrong, and never condescends to any thing little, hateful, or mean. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Richter is the purest, the holiest, the most godlike man that lives. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z It is the soul regarded as a godlike essence, as coming down from heaven rather than as mounting up towards it. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Freedom, like everything godlike, is not learned and acquired, but inborn. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z That pose of cool and calm deliberation, of even-handed justice, of godlike inflexibility, has always seemed to us unbecoming in a parent. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Oh, man, how you degrade your true nobility, your godlike and divine nobility, by bowing the knee to this hideous monster of falsehood, and by kneeling at this unholy shrine. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z I wandered about its pleasant alcoves, and climbed its long spiral stairs of wrought iron, and stood speechless and wondering before the white marble busts of ancient gods, and godlike men, in its entrance hall. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z And was not this, her partner, the manliest yet most godlike man that ever stooped to grace a ballroom?—and the best dancer into the bargain?—and the most admirable altogether? At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z There is a heavenly unfathomableness, which makes man godlike, and love toward him infinite; so did the ancients make Friendship the daughter of Night and of Erebus. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Thy intellectual powers were truly sublime, and thy bosom burned with a godlike ambition. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z “Beyond doubt I would remain here till death so as to learn thy godlike thoughts,” said Pentuer. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Surging onward sweeps the wave, Serried columns of the brave, Banded ’neath the benison Of Freedom’s godlike Washington! Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Strong Loves of all godlike endeavour, Whom Wisdom shall throne on her throne. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z O whatsoever of godlike names thou be, By thy chief name I charge thee, thou strong god, And bid thee slay me. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Your book does indeed say all—book that is not a book, for the first time a man complete, godlike, august, standing revealed the only way possible, through the garment of speech. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z “Whence dost thou know, worthiness, that thy godlike father would not act in just such a manner?” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z If you can paint a town red with your limited resources, what couldn’t a god do with a godlike credit? The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z Nevertheless, nature had given him a noble presence in the flesh, worthy the godlike stature of his spirit. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z Command a preparatory discourse to be delivered on Sunday, the 15th of February, in all churches whithersoever this petition or the brief may come; and on Thursday, the 19th of February, complete the godlike work. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z Do we grudge these godlike creatures Picture-cards that advertise— Calcium lights that flood their features From the flies? Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z The woman's cause is man's; they rise or sink Together, dwarfed or godlike, bond or free. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Wherefore, both in Holy Scripture and in the writings of the fathers, men are styled regenerated, new creatures, partakers of the Divine Nature, children of God, godlike, and similar epithets. The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul 2011-01-06T03:00:50.440Z That is the Tendulkar who much of India regards as godlike. The Ashes 2010-11: Jimmy Anderson defends umpire's no-ball review 2011-01-04T11:18:44Z No more her godlike face to bend she deigns, Prefers eternal calmness to maintain! Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Class A are worshipped from sheer admiration and reverence, because they are good and "able" gods, capable of godlike achievements. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z But if there is no spark of worship-worthy divinity in the individual twigs of humanity, whence comes that godlike splendour which the Moses of Positivism fondly imagines to pervade the whole bush. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z Byrne’s idea of “the universe” plays the same role as Wattles’s “intelligent substance” or Hill’s “infinite intelligence” — a godlike agent that provides whatever we desire. Essay: Fight ?The Power? 2010-09-26T21:29:00Z Cook was once a choirboy, but despite that has never been called godlike — although Anderson did deem him "more talented" than Pietersen. The Ashes 2010-11: Jimmy Anderson defends umpire's no-ball review 2011-01-04T11:18:44Z Opening up several data streams at once, and affecting a godlike air, I scanned the files of our prospective Life Lovers. Gary Shteyngart: “Kokiri.” 2010-06-07T04:00:00Z Before he left, Frank Ma was this mysterious godlike creature, but in China, on the run, he didn’t have the support to live the lifestyle he was used to. Rise and Fall of Frank Ma, Last Asian Godfather 2010-04-16T23:49:00Z But to this day, conservatives accord Reagan godlike status -- and happily rationalize away his breaches of orthodoxy. Don't count on healthcare ruining Romney in '12 2010-04-01T00:30:00Z There is something almost godlike about interfering with the weather. 2009-12-22T05:00:00Z Oh, the great—the godlike man!—the beloved of the people!—the conqueror of hearts as well as countries! he is returned! he is returned! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 They came, as it were, whispering the good, the godlike admonition of Scripture—"Let brotherly love continue." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The daemons are beings half divine, half human; they are godlike in power and intelligence, they are human in liability to the passions engendered by the flesh. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The godlike woman sees a brown, wooden, life-sized figure seated on a high throne. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Then we surprise each Naiad ere she slips— Nude at her toilette—in her fountain's glass, With damp locks dewy, and large godlike hips Cool-glittering; but discovered, when—alas! Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems In these ways history is human, but always with a partly secreted and godlike faculty awaiting demand. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 The mountain chain, with all its gorges deep, Would then no more impede my godlike motion; And now before mine eyes expands the ocean With all its bays, in shining sleep! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 It is here, sir,—here;" and Skeff touched his forehead with the tip of his finger; "here lies the godlike attribute. Tony Butler Rather to him, the artist, whose fine soul Has from the block moulded this godlike form, And graved it there. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise If indeed that can be called a passion, which in its independent concentrated greatness, seems to have soared into transcendentalism; and to sit there with a kind of godlike indifference, and look down on passion! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII The soul so nobly struggling from its swaddling clothes must become a freed spirit of godlike power. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 If he escape not, by whom all was wrought, Then shall not we, Whate'er of godlike solace still may be,— For in all worlds there is no Life without a pang, and can be naught. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 At first glimpse of him Carol recognised in his personality that almost godlike quality which welds mere dust into heroes. Love's Usuries Ah, Sara, why was it our fate to grieve such a godlike man? The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise But what man of power so godlike he can stay the billow's wrack, Or with single-handed weapon hold an hundred foemen back! The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life O words that wanly fail For godlike Love's divine expressing, And all the rhythm of his sweet confessing, Whose full-voiced cry should be Harmonious ecstasy. The Day of His Youth Nor strange! when deities their voice exalt; And louder far, than when creation rose, To see creation’s godlike aim, and end, So well accomplish’d! so divinely closed! Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Who would not be one of these, then?—who would not aspire to win the enthusiasm that tracks such a career, and makes a mere mortal godlike? Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Yes, a godlike man, for what is more godlike than to forgive? The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise I see it near, I see it nearer floating, It draws, it pulls me with a godlike power— And lo, the abyss. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. There was something almost godlike in the clean lines of the body he had seen and in the face. Quest of the Golden Ape And what it seems, it is: great objects make Great minds, enlarging as their views enlarge; 1065 Those still more godlike, as these more divine. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Such material greatness expands the soul with godlike attributes. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Only in devotion to his fellows is man made to realize his own godlike nature. Jewish Theology "It is ancient Greek,—the godlike tongue of an immortal race." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance A giant of a man—a creature of godlike proportions stood in the open field, washed by the rays of the setting sun. Quest of the Golden Ape As these spheres Measure duration, they no less inspire The godlike hope of ages without end. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The Universe is not dead and demoniacal, a charnel-house with spectres; but godlike, and my Father's!' Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series Judaism, on the other hand, emphasizes the unified character of man, by which he can bend all his faculties and functions to a godlike mastery over the material world. Jewish Theology We do well, therefore, to despise the devilish body and exalt the godlike soul. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. What is it which blights and paralyses all the efforts now made, whether by individuals, voluntary associations, or the state, for the attainment of those truly godlike objects? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 The sum of man, Of godlike man! to revel, and to rot. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The more merciful a man is, the more godlike he is! The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin From Calpe's summits to the Caspian shore Loud-tongued renown his godlike actions bore. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Not without the will of all the gods who hold Olympus has this man come among the godlike Phaeacians. Tales of Troy and Greece When she was restored to Achilles, she laments the fallen Patroclus, who had promised to make her godlike Achilles's wedded wife. Greek Women To this godlike height Some souls have soar’d; or martyrs ne’er had bled, And all may do, what has by man been done. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes "A godlike pastime," said Colonel Glinka with heavy irony. Pastoral Affair The lofty song ascends the thrilling skies, The song of godlike heroes yet to rise; Jove gave the dream, whose glow the siren fir'd, And present Jove the prophecy inspir'd. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem His face was long, clean featured and extraordinarily calm—almost godlike in its repose. Assassin Not without the will of all the gods who hold Olympus hath this man come among the godlike Ph�acians. Greek Women And what yon boundless orbs, to godlike man? Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Man began to think more clearly than ever before, and thought with more knowledge behind him, and it seemed for a while that this was a godlike thing. Wainer But who that godlike terror of the plain, Who strews the smoking field with heaps of slain? The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Go to, no Art was ever noble yet, Noble and high, the speech of godlike men, When fetters bound it, be they gold or flowers. Songs of the Army of the Night Don't be so grim, Heinz—or so godlike. To Choke an Ocean A self there is, as fond of every vice, While every virtue wounds it to the heart: Humility degrades it, Justice robs, Bless’d Bounty beggars it, fair Truth betrays, And godlike Magnanimity destroys. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes No lives had been lost, and she had watched her brother Norman playing a godlike act of salvation with the life-boat, yet she had what she called “a sair heartache!” Christine A Fife Fisher Girl In twofold language on each glorious head The Queen of Speech her richest blessings shed; In strong, pure, godlike utterance for his ear, To her in liquid tones, soft, beautifully clear. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa Gods must carry themselves, when they walk among men, with a godlike scorn of mundane dangers. The Portal of Dreams In ancient days they used to praise The godlike art of healing,— An art that then engaged all men Possessed of sense and feeling. Second Book of Verse Nothing makes the soul so pure, so religious, as the endeavor to create something perfect; for God is perfection, and whoever strives for it strives for something that is godlike. Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation She looked as the women of that elder world, who were the mothers of godlike heroes, must have looked. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl And such are Palestrina's simple, majestic compositions, which, conceived in the highest fervour of piety and love, proclaim the godlike with might and glory. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. A river of force carried him, along with thousands of Earthmen—godlike beings in their perfect health and their impregnable benignity—through the streets of the city. Star Performer We converse truly with godlike men and angelic women. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries To be invisibly good, is as godlike, as to be invisibly ill, diabolical. The Tatler, Volume 3 Its tides have seen Thy godlike face— Look down into its hidden graves, Have felt Thy feet in solemn pace Pass through the valley of its waves. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Ah! my ‘graven image’ seemed so marvellously godlike that I bowed down before it; and there, in the midst 364 of my adoration, the curse of idolatry smote me. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part A Roman soul is bent on higher views; Turn up thy eyes to Cato; There may'st thou see to what a godlike height The Roman virtues lift up mortal man. Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.... Concerning Justice Oh for the chance of hearing such godlike music, with only she herself and the pale Diana for an audience! Rossmoyne On the tablet is the inscription which commemorates the achievements of the godlike emperor. Timar's Two Worlds It was thrilling to think that this godlike person had a photograph of herself tucked away somewhere among his goods and chattels. Banked Fires That Juba may deserve thy pious cares, I'll gaze for ever on thy godlike father, Transplanting one by one, into my life, His bright perfections, till I shine like him. Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts It is the godlike attribute of kings, To raise the virtuous, and protect the brave. The Earl of Essex "I feel like 'the rapt one of the godlike forehead.'" Rossmoyne Other martyrs have died, bravely and tenderly, in their last hours "bearing witness of the godlike" that is in man; but who so remembers them? The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Time has invested him with godlike attributes, yet, none the less, he was a man among men, and the hot blood of youth ran tumultuously in his veins. Threads of Grey and Gold Mr. his godlike zeal, 117.—— his mode of riding, 135.Webster, A Morning's Walk from London to Kew It seemed to be merely a proper temple for an enormous stove, which, in the centre, was humming with godlike violence. The Monster and Other Stories It was awful; it was magical; it was godlike. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 |
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