God Emperor

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God Emperor

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Its use in reference to the Emperor of Japan is a calque of Japanese 天皇 (tennō, literally “heavenly sovereign/emperor”), referring to the emperor's descent from the sun goddess Amaterasu.

In reference to Donald Trump, from Trump-supporting Internet users humorously depicting him as the God-Emperor of Mankind, a character from the British science fiction tabletop game Warhammer 40,000.

noun God Emperors · God-Emperor

  1. A god-king; a sovereign worshiped as a god.
  2. historical, specific The Emperor of Japan. Here the God Emperor and his fanatic warlords were using this same Western civilization for one purpose and only one: to create one of the world's most powerful war machines.

proper noun the God Emperor · God-Emperor

  1. US, humorous Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025). The meme was from Trump's cameo at WrestleMania 23 a decade prior, and in it he tackled WWE owner Vince McMahon before pummeling him on ... Several of his fellow users were congratulating him for getting “the God Emperor's” attention.

    Similar: GEOTUS, DJT, The Donald, Trump, Cheeto, Dementia Don, Diaper Don, Dirty Donald, Donald Duck, Donald Trumpet, Don Snoreleone, Don the Con

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noun Translations

EspañolEmperador-Dios
日本語神帝 Shintei, 神皇帝 Kami Kōtei
中文神帝 Shén dì, 神皇帝 Shén Huángdì
PortuguêsImperador-Deus
FrançaisEmpereur-Dieu
DeutschGott-Kaiser, Gott-Imperator
ItalianoImperatore-Dio
RomânăÎmpărat-Zeu, Împărat-Dumnezeu
РусскийБог-Импера́тор Bog-Imperátor

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@misc{god_emperor_2026,
  title = {God Emperor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/god%20emperor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}