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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Much of it, indeed, comes down on the progressive side of the ledger: goddesses and matriarchies, relatively peaceful tribes that existed before the invention of war, preagricultural egalitarianism.
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William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Later that day, Zendaya transformed into a goddess to walk the red carpet at the film’s Sydney premiere in a custom Loewe creation by Jonathan Anderson (who designed the costumes for the movie).
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
Back in ancient Babylon, Jewish scribes might have re-imagined a popular goddess as a Jewish heroine.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
One of the oldest examples of a wishing well resides in England’s Northumberland County in England where people made offerings to the goddess Coventina.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Leto, the mother of twins Artemis and Apollo, is often used as a symbol of motherhood and a maternal goddess in images with her children.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
The Confederate Memorial Monument—an eighty-eight-foot column outside the capitol, featuring a triumphant goddess—dates from 1898.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Hilaria was celebrated at the end of March by devotees of the goddess Cybele, the History Channel reports.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
There, secret rituals were held in honor of the earth and fertility goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, whose annual passage back and forth to Hades regulated the cycle of the seasons, with her absence creating the barren winters and her return the fertile warmth of spring.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Later that day, Zendaya transformed into a goddess to walk the red carpet at the film’s Sydney premiere in a custom Loewe creation by Jonathan Anderson (who designed the costumes for the movie).
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
Back in ancient Babylon, Jewish scribes might have re-imagined a popular goddess as a Jewish heroine.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
One of the oldest examples of a wishing well resides in England’s Northumberland County in England where people made offerings to the goddess Coventina.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Leto, the mother of twins Artemis and Apollo, is often used as a symbol of motherhood and a maternal goddess in images with her children.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
The Confederate Memorial Monument—an eighty-eight-foot column outside the capitol, featuring a triumphant goddess—dates from 1898.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Hilaria was celebrated at the end of March by devotees of the goddess Cybele, the History Channel reports.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
There, secret rituals were held in honor of the earth and fertility goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, whose annual passage back and forth to Hades regulated the cycle of the seasons, with her absence creating the barren winters and her return the fertile warmth of spring.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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