goddess

[god-is]

noun

1. a female god or deity.

2. Also called Triple Goddess. Goddess. (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

Gender Note

See -ess .

Other Word Forms

• goddesshood noun
• goddessship noun
• supergoddess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of goddess¹

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

Example Sentences

Nicknamed the "nurse goddess" by her fans, she graduated from the Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology with a degree in nursing, according to China Press, a Mandarin newspaper published in Malaysia.

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“They are treated as gods and goddesses and put on pedestals for searching for and ‘representing’ truth and knowledge and recognizing and being proud of who they are and where they come from.”

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On television it was, therefore, an age of mothers — wise domestic goddesses whose energies were turned largely toward the raising of children.

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While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, gods and goddesses—theirs, with its focus on everyday individuals and events, can be seen as prosaic.

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But Pugh’s stroke of genius is putting Eileen not in some sort of mannish suit but in a bombshell dress that highlights her curves like a primal goddess.

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Related Words

• divinity 
• idol 
• immortal