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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Treatment at the center includes equine therapy with real horses and sessions with AI therapy chatbot Guanyin, named after the Buddhist goddess of compassion.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
But this name is popular in Sweden as Saga is a goddess in Norse mythology.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 June 2025
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
But this name is popular in Sweden as Saga is a goddess in Norse mythology.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 June 2025
The show is inspired by the myth of beautiful music goddess Marimba, who takes the form of Nadira in the show, played by Iman.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
But Lijn’s mechanized drama is a resolutely feminist one, a face-off between two cyborgs who both conjure and complicate the archetypes of the nature goddess and the murderous woman.
—Marina Isgro, Artforum, 1 June 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 14 Jul. 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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