Astarte

American  

[a-stahr-tey, -tee] / æˈstɑr teɪ, -ti /

noun

1. an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.

2. Also called chestnut clam.  Also called chestnut shell.  (lowercase) any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Astarte, having a somewhat triangular, chestnut-brown shell.

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Astarte British  

/ æˈstɑːtɪ /

noun

1. a fertility goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians: identified with Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Ishtar of the Babylonians and Assyrians

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Etymology

Origin of Astarte

First recorded in 1590–1600 Astarte for def. 1; from Latin Astartē, from Greek Astártē, from Hebrew ʿashtōreth, from Phoenician ʿashtart; Ashtoreth ( def. ), Aphrodite

Example Sentences

Bik spent so much of her spare time on duplicated images that last year she decided to leave her job as director of science at Astarte Medical in Foster City, California.

From Nature

Seeing the level of vanity and corruption within him is so anathema to the Adeptus Astartes, it makes these sections difficult to read.

From Forbes

The same is placed between two cypresses under the portico of the temple of Astarte, in a medal of Ælia Capitolina; but in this instance the cone is crowned.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the armour was laid up in the temple of Astarte.

From Project Gutenberg

The grove and temple of Ashtoreth, or Astarte, of Tyre, were outside the city proper, and lay on the mainland, south of the Egyptian harbor.

From Project Gutenberg