goddess
[god-is]
- a female god or deity.
- a woman of extraordinary beauty and charm.
- a greatly admired or adored woman: a domestic goddess who hosts lavish dinner parties.
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Origin of goddess
Usage note
See -ess.
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Examples from the Web for goddess
Contemporary Examples
As a noted feminist/ illuminati member/ Goddess/ walking Instagram video, Beyoncé certainly wears many hats/ veils/ body suits.
The name Easter may, or may not, be derived from the Sumerian goddess Inanna, or Ishtar—the source of the Hebrew name Esther.
In actuality, an encounter with a goddess of the underworld is another step in the second cycle of the monomyth.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical HeroRegina Lizik
October 28, 2014
A generation ago, sherpas characterized her as the goddess of security.
Belle Jar has more: Ishtar was the goddess of love, war and sex.
Historical Examples
None but Greeks were allowed to enter the temples of this goddess.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Come, Dick, let us leave this god and goddess of reason alone.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
Above the horizon is a goddess who holds in her left hand an ear of corn.
The Babylonian Legends of the CreationBritish Museum
The god Lakhmu and the goddess Lakhamu were made to shine, they were named.
The Babylonian Legends of the CreationBritish Museum
His eyes sought for sign of his goddess, who had disappeared most mysteriously.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
goddess
- a female divinity
- a woman who is adored or idealized, esp by a man
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Word Origin and History for goddess
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