Ashtoreth

American  

[ash-tuh-reth] / ˈæʃ təˌrɛθ /

noun

1. an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte.

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Ashtoreth British  

/ ˈæʃtəˌrɛθ /

noun

1. an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar

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Etymology

Origin of Ashtoreth

First recorded in 1520–40; from Hebrew ʿashtōreth (the last two syllables are deliberately distorted with the vowels of bōsheth “shame, shameful thing, abomination”), from Phoenician ʿashtart; cf. Astarte, Aphrodite ( def. )

Example Sentences

"He must drink with me before he goes," cried Ashtoreth.

From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r

She is, in fact, only the Assyrian Ishtar, the Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Phœnicians. 

From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

"Where—where is the costly flask Ashtoreth gave me?"

From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r

The cult of Ashtoreth was spread not only among the Hebrews, but throughout the whole plain of Mesopotamia.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

The similitude or token of Ashtoreth, the paramount goddess of the Zidonians, was the ashera, the "grove" of the Authorized Version, probably in most cases merely a wooden pillar.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)