godlet
(ˈgɒdlɪt)
[f. god n. + -let.]
A petty god or deity.
| 1877 Patmore Unknown Eros (1890) 127 Lest he devour her and her Godlets both. 1884 Academy 28 June 450/1 He might always be baffled by the incalculable caprice of those innumerable godlets who..are regarded as the creatures of His hand. 1894 Daily News 27 Oct. 6/2 Many a local godlet came off badly during the terrible floods in the Valley of the Yangtze some years ago. |