Godhead
/ˈɡɒd.hɛd/noun
The state or nature of God; deity.
Did you know?In Middle English, -head in words like Godhead meant “state, condition, or quality,” not the body part, so the word literally framed divinity as an essence rather than a being.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
godhād
“the nature or deity of God”
Middle English
ME
godhede
“divine nature; deity”
Late Old English / Middle English
OE/ME
-hād / -hede
“state, rank, condition, or quality”
14th Century
English
godhead
“the divine nature or God as a being”
Modern English
English
Godhead
“the nature or essence of God”
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