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goddess
[ god-is ]
noun
- a female god or deity.
- Goddess. Also called Triple Goddess. (in Neopaganism) a triune female deity whose individual forms represent the different phases of life and growth.
- a woman of extraordinary beauty and charm.
- a greatly admired or adored woman:
a domestic goddess who hosts lavish dinner parties.
goddess
/ ˈɡɒdɪs /
noun
- a female divinity
- a woman who is adored or idealized, esp by a man
Gender Note
Derived Forms
- ˈgoddessˌhood, noun
Other Words From
- god·dess·hood god·dess·ship noun
- su·per·god·dess noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
As a result, people of Mellaart’s generation were primed to see ancient civilizations through the lens of goddess worship.
Mellaart probably took inspiration from the late Victorian anthropologist James George Frazer, author of The Golden Bough, who hinted that pre-Christian societies may have worshipped a mother goddess.
This follow-up to “The Song of Achilles” is about the goddess who turns Odysseus and his men to swine.
The avocado green goddess dressing is also a winner, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll be tempted to double it to have more to eat with tortilla chips or anything else you want to dip.
He is one of the Mihashira-no-uzunomiko, being born from washing of Izanagi’s right eye – therefore making him the brother of Amaterasu, the sun goddess.
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 Wicca, the female goddess is represented by the Moon, a symbol of Mother Earth and fertility.
In actuality, an encounter with a goddess of the underworld is another step in the second cycle of the monomyth.
A generation ago, sherpas characterized her as the goddess of security.
A basket full of millet must go with the millet cakes: this is the food wherein the country goddess finds pleasure most of all.
Priests attend upon the goddess, and female dancers display their talent before her, accompanied by the loud music of the tam-tam.
These are the followers of Levana, the austere goddess who takes up the new-born babe and perfects it by sorrow.
She was quite wickedly indifferent to consequences, and was inspired to woo the fickle goddess of popularity.
It was a wonderful talisman, secreted—I fancied in the dream—by the goddess of the Social Revolution.
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