goddess
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goddess¹
- /ˈɡɒdɛs/ UK
- /-ɪs/ UK
- /ˈɡɑdəs/ US
- /-ɛs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English goddesse, equivalent to god + -ess, formed about 1350. The figurative meaning is first found in Edmund Spenser's Shepheardes calender (1579). Displaced Old English gyden.
noun goddesses
- A female deity. […] since the goddess Antu did not hold a prominent status at Uruk before the fifth century. The primary purpose of MLC 1890 was evidently to present Antu as universal goddess and all-encompassing cosmic location.
- An incredibly beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, attractive woman honored and adored for her beauty or of superior charm and intelligence. The girls who had tormented me in high school had fallen, hard, from their pedestals. The cheerleader goddesses were Wal-Mart moms, wearing enough eyeliner and dark shadow to supply a Goth nightclub for a month.
- A woman of substantial authority or influence.
Goddess²
- /ˈɡɒdɛs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English, from Old English. See God for further etymology.
proper noun
- The single goddess of various monotheistic religions.
- The single goddess of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.
- The Lady, the main deity in Wicca.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deity, god, parvati, muse, inspiration, laksmi, celestial, immortal, godhead, dea, divinity, venus, nymph, siren, enchantress, numen
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noun female deity
| Español | dea, diosa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여신 yeosin |
| 日本語 | 女神 megami, 女神 joshin |
| 中文 | 女神 nǚshén |
| हिन्दी | देवी devī |
| Português | deusa |
| Français | déesse |
| Deutsch | Göttin, weibliche Gottheit, weiblicher Gott |
| Italiano | dea |
| Ελληνικά | θεά theá |
| Română | zeiță |
| Русский | боги́ня bogínja |
| Tiếng Việt | nữ thần, thiên nữ |
| العربية | إِلَاهَة ʔilāha, إِلٰهَة ʔilāha |
| עברית | אֵלָה elá |
noun adored or idealized woman
| 中文 | 女神 nǚshén |
|---|---|
| Português | deusa |
| Français | déesse |
| Italiano | diva, dea |
| Ελληνικά | θεά theá |
| Русский | боги́ня bogínja |
| العربية | مَعْبُودَة maʕbūda |
name single goddess of monotheism
| Español | diosa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 女神 |
| Português | Deusa |
| Français | Déesse |
| Deutsch | Göttin, Gott |
| Italiano | Dea |
| Ελληνικά | Θεά Theá |
| Română | Dumnezeiță |
| Русский | боги́ня bogínja |
name single goddess of ditheism
| Français | Déesse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | die Göttin |
| Italiano | Dea |
| Română | Dumnezeiță |
Talk about this word "goddess." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/goddess. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. goddess. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/goddess "goddess." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/goddess.Cite this
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