Lord of the Gods

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Lord of the Gods is a lofty divine title signifying supreme authority and rulership over all other deities in a pantheon.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
King of the Gods 2
Lord of the Gods canonical 1
Lord of the Heavens 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf divine title
religious honorific
appliedBy priests and theologians in polytheistic systems
worshippers of a supreme deity
appliesTo deity regarded as highest in a pantheon
associatedWithConcept chief god
high god
supreme deity
category mythological title
religious title
conceptualDomain authority
kingship
sovereignty
connotes cosmic sovereignty
hierarchical superiority among gods
ultimate divine authority
contrastsWith lesser gods
local or minor deities
denotes supreme authority over other deities
describes position of ultimate divine rulership
implies rulership over all other deities in a pantheon
impliesAttributes command over divine order
omnipotence within the pantheon
ultimate judicial authority among gods
impliesFunction arbitration of disputes among gods
governance of other gods
maintenance of cosmic order
impliesPowerOver all other gods in the same pantheon
impliesRelationship other gods are subordinate
linguisticType noun phrase
oftenInterpretedAs title of the most powerful deity in a given religion
relatedTerm king of the gods
ruler of the gods
supreme god
roleInPantheon head of divine council
supreme ruler of gods
scopeOfAuthority all divine domains within a pantheon
entire pantheon
semanticField mythology
religion
theology
signifies centralization of divine power
highest rank in divine hierarchy
ultimate source of divine law
titleFor deity considered highest in rank
titleIndicates preeminence over all divine beings
usedAs honorific epithet for a chief deity
usedInContextOf polytheistic religion

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marduk epithet Lord of the Gods
Marduk epithet Lord of the Gods
this entity surface form: King of the Gods
Anu title Lord of the Gods
this entity surface form: Lord of the Heavens
Amun epithet Lord of the Gods
this entity surface form: King of the Gods
Al-Aziz (The Almighty) hasMeaning Lord of the Gods
subject surface form: Al-Aziz
this entity surface form: The All-Mighty