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View synonyms for goddess

goddess

[god-is]

noun

  1. a female god or deity.

  2. Also called Triple GoddessGoddess. (in Neopaganism) a triune female deity whose individual forms represent the different phases of life and growth.

  3. a woman of extraordinary beauty and charm.

  4. a greatly admired or adored woman.

    a domestic goddess who hosts lavish dinner parties.



goddess

/ ˈɡɒdɪs /

noun

  1. a female divinity

  2. a woman who is adored or idealized, esp by a man

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -ess .
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Other Word Forms

  • goddesshood noun
  • goddessship noun
  • supergoddess noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of goddess1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; god , -ess
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Example Sentences

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The dubious Cortes becomes Two-Face, while Poison Ivy appears as an enigmatic goddess.

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She has a harder time commanding the screen in a third role, when Ingrid also acts the part of the sinister Spider Woman, a spiky-haired, taloned jungle goddess who smooches her prey to death.

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Exquisite, also, is a grouping of several soft-paste-biscuit tabletop figurines—classical and idyllic scenes depicting lovers, children, goddesses and bathers, all designed by Boucher.

Wharton said her license plate is a reflection of her name and the ancient Egyptian goddess she was named after.

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Festivities surround honoring the goddess of prosperity and abundance, Lakshmi.

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