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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Marilyn Minter adapted Barbara Shermund’s 1925 image of a goddess-like woman in grape-cluster earrings; Minter shot the actor Sadie Sink through glass, creating a dreamy haze.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Dedicated in 1886, the statue shows Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The city was an important urban center where other temples, fancy residential buildings and dedications to the goddess Wadjet have been found.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Dedicated in 1886, the statue shows Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The city was an important urban center where other temples, fancy residential buildings and dedications to the goddess Wadjet have been found.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goddess
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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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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