goddess

[US]/'gɒdɪs/
[UK]/'ɡɑdəs/
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Translation

n. a female deity, a woman who is worshiped.

Phrases & Collocations

goddess of mercy

Example Sentences

a representation of a goddess

a goddess with both divine and demoniac qualities.

a temple to Athena Nike, goddess of victory.

a fabled goddess of the moon

Venus was a goddess worshiped by the Romans.

a shrine dedicated to the sea goddess

According to ancient legend, the river is a goddess.

She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.

he still believes that all women are goddesses under the skin.

the worst trespass against the goddess Venus is to see her naked and asleep.

Keef, do me a favor This goes to the goddess in the Park Suite, OK?

The Greek mythopeic goddess of "Love" and "Beauty".

8.Isis is the most significant goddess during the whole ancient Egypt history, and she played the indispensable role in the Heliopolitan Ennead.

Goddess, women and succubae constitute a unique series of female characters in Pilgrimage to the West.

The last play concerns the punishment of Orestes at the hands of the Furies, or Erinyes, the goddesses who purge him of the sin of matricide.

This was an airy and unplastered cabin, fit to entertain a travelling god, and where a goddess might trail her garments.

The Roman made an expiatory offering, and prayed, Whatever god or goddess thou art to whom this grove is sacred, be propitious to me, my family, and children, etc.

Real-world Examples

Nike is the Greek goddess of victory.

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Pele is the goddess of the volcano.

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For a moment, they thought I was a water goddess.

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Well, it turns out that three other Greek goddesses wanted that golden apple.

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What is it like to be an actual goddess?

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In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of the hunt?

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Not recommended, but avocados, man, those are room temp goddesses.

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She may not have been a goddess.

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How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess?

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Women on coins tended to be either goddesses or empresses like Julia.

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