earth-goddess
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of earth-goddess
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Her earth-goddess magical powers make her a formidable ally, though she isn’t only that.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022
All of which makes her sound like some kind of free-love, earth-goddess hippy.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2016
With a towering headwrap that's both vaguely African and vaguely Dr. Seussian, her slender form decked out in earth-goddess colors, she looks like nobody else in popular music.
From Time Magazine Archive
These rites recall our May day observance, and give colour to the earth-goddess theory.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
The other party then claimed the land on the ground that the earth-goddess had proved him to have perjured himself.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar
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