goddess

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • enPR: gŏd'ĕs, IPA: /ˈgɒdes/, SAMPA: /"gQdes/
  • Hyphenation: god‧dess

[edit] Etymology

god +‎ -ess

[edit] Noun

Singular
goddess

Plural
goddesses

goddess (plural goddesses)

  1. (religion, God) A female god.
  2. A human female honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
  3. A human female revered as divine, as in the case of the Germanic prophetess Veleda of the first century AD.

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[edit] Translations

female god
extremely beautiful woman
divine woman
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