Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A female being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people.
- noun A female being believed to be the source of life and being and worshiped as the principal deity in various religions. Used with the.
- noun An image of a female supernatural being; an idol.
- noun Something, such as fame or wealth, that is worshiped or idealized.
- noun A woman of great beauty or grace.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female god or deity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex.
- noun A woman of superior charms or excellence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun religion A female
deity . - noun figuratively A
human female honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a female deity
Etymologies
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Examples
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But really I would have perferred to be the goddess or the temptress or the dark goddess but whatever
anasthesia Diary Entry anasthesia 2004
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Sheen says he picked up the term "goddess" from Cage.
Quick and Painful: Charlie Sheen's Tour Bombs in New York City 2011
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Aside from not rolling trippingly off the tongue, I found that many women took issue with the word goddess.
Dr. Ali Binazir: What Real Life Goddesses Have in Common Dr. Ali Binazir 2011
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The ice goddess is able to control men against their will.
Superman the Last God of Krypton — Blast From the Past » Comics Worth Reading 2010
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I swear to whichever goddess is presently in the mood to listen, if these weird dreams keep up, I'm going to have our water tested for LSD.
"This flood will swallow all you've left behind." greygirlbeast 2009
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Aaron Carter tasted bile on Dancing With the Stars, fabulous guest judge Nigella Lawson fought the urge to hurl on Top Chef, and poor Carol Hannah dropped to her knees and worshiped the porcelain goddess on Project Runway.
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The former “rain goddess” has become one of the most recognizable icons in comic culture, black or white.
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An actress looking for work ends up as a stand-in goddess in a nazi Xenium plot.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Not That Kind Of Girl - Trina Robbins Blue Tyson 2008
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The new series acquisitions feature some of the best characters that the manga world has to offer, including fighting maids, a temperamental rain goddess, and — in a unique twist — cute, talking bacteria.
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What if the goddess is immortal but suffers the pains of mortal flesh?
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