Ashtoreth
[ ash-tuh-reth ]
/ ˈæʃ təˌrɛθ /
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noun
an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte.
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Words nearby Ashtoreth
Shropshire Lad, A, Ash-Shaytān, Ashtabula, Ashton, Ashton-under-Lyne, Ashtoreth, ashtray, Ashur, ʿAshuraʾ, Ashurbanipal, Ashurnasirpal II
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British Dictionary definitions for Ashtoreth
Ashtoreth
/ (ˈæʃtəˌrɛθ) /
noun Old Testament
an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar
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