1
: a female god
2
: a woman whose great charm or beauty arouses adoration
Examples of goddess in a Sentence
a goddess of ancient Greece
The actress, who is already a goddess in her own country, is finally getting recognition here.
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In New York City, Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola took their furry friends for a walk as Dua Lipa looked like a goddess at the Gucci Cruise show in London.
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Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
In the early 1200s, these stories were written down by Christian scholars into what became collections of Old Norse poetry and Sagas (Saga was the Norse goddess of history) set in pre-Christian Iceland.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
In the early 1200s, these stories were written down by Christian scholars into what became collections of Old Norse poetry and Sagas (Saga was the Norse goddess of history) set in pre-Christian Iceland.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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goddess
noun
god·dess
ˈgäd-əs 
1
: a female god
2
: a woman of great charm or beauty
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