begod
verbEtymology From be- + god.
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Obsolete To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.
- And thus by degrees paganism came to be christened into a new name, by their setting up their divi, or begodded tutelar saints, and prosecuting their apotheosis with divine worship.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: