Ashtoreth

[ash-tuh-reth]

noun

an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte.

Origin of Ashtoreth

< Hebrew ʿashtōreth < Phoenician ʿashtart. See Astarte

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Historical Examples of ashtoreth

You are as a priestess of Ashtoreth, the guardian of us all!
The Adventures of Captain Mago
Lon Cahun
On all hands it was agreed that we must have a monkey on board the Ashtoreth.
The Adventures of Captain Mago
Lon Cahun
Onwards now, fulfil your oblations to your goddess Ashtoreth.
The Adventures of Captain Mago
Lon Cahun
Common to both was the worship of Attar, the male Ashtoreth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3
Various
Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the vile goddess of the Zidonians.
The Prophet Ezekiel
Arno C. Gaebelein

British Dictionary definitions for ashtoreth

Ashtoreth

noun Old Testament

an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar

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