Definitions for Goddess
ˈgɒd ɪsgod·dess

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goddessnoun

   a female deity

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. goddessnoun

   A female deity.

2. goddessnoun

   A human female honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.

3. Goddessnoun

   The single goddess of various monotheistic religions.

4. Goddessnoun

   The single female goddess of various ditheistic religions.

5. Etymology: from ca. 1350.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goddessnoun

   A female divinity.

   Etymology: from god.

   Hear, nature, hear; dear goddess, hear a father! William Shakespeare.

   A woman I forswore; but I will prove,
   Thou being a goddess, I forswore not thee:
   My vow was earthy, thou a heav’nly love. William Shakespeare.

   I long have waited in the temple nigh,
   Built to the gracious goddess Clemency;
   But rev’rence thou the pow’r. John Dryden, Fables.

   From his seat the goddess born arose,
   And thus undaunted spoke. John Dryden, Fables.

   When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 21.

   Modesty with-held the goddess’ train. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

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1. Goddess

   A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of spinning, weaving, beauty, love, sexuality, motherhood, domesticity, creativity, and fertility (exemplified by the ancient mother goddess cult). Many major goddesses are also associated with magic, war, strategy, hunting, farming, wisdom, fate, earth, sky, power, laws, justice, and more. Some themes, such as discord or disease, which are considered negative within their cultural contexts also are found associated with some goddesses. There are as many differently described and understood goddesses as there are male, shapeshifting, or neuter gods. In some faiths, a sacred female figure holds a central place in religious prayer and worship. For example, Shaktism, the worship of the female force that animates the world, is one of the three major sects of Hinduism. Polytheist religions, including Polytheistic reconstructionists, honor multiple goddesses and gods, and usually view them as discrete, separate beings. These deities may be part of a pantheon, or different regions may have tutelary deities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Goddessnoun

   a female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex

2. Goddessnoun

   a woman of superior charms or excellence

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1. Goddess

   Goddess as a proper noun may refer to a feminine supreme deity in monotheism or bitheism. Otherwise a goddess may refer to any feminine or female deity with supernatural powers. In some cultures Goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, Goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing. They can be figureheads of religions and can be accessed in modern times by religious statues. In some religions, a sacred feminine archetype can occupy a very central place in prayer and worship. In Hinduism, Sacred Feminine or Shaktism is one of the three major Hindu denominations of worship along with Vishnu and Shiva. In Tibetan Buddhism, the highest achievement any person can achieve is to become like the "great" female Buddhas who are depicted as being supreme protectors, fearless and filled with compassion for all beings. The primacy of a monotheistic or near-monotheistic "Great Goddess" is advocated by some modern matriarchists as a female version of, preceding, or analogue to, the Abrahamic God associated with the historical rise of monotheism in the Mediterranean Axis Age. Some currents of Neopaganism, in particular Wicca, have a bitheistic concept of a single Goddess and a single God, who in hieros gamos represent a united whole. Polytheistic reconstructionists focus on reconstructing polytheistic religions, including the various goddesses and figures associated with indigenous cultures.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. goddess

   A Super-Huzzy mated with an apotheosized Super-Thug.

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How to pronounce Goddess?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Goddess in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Goddess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Goddess in a Sentence

1. Devin Cole:

   She's a lyrical goddess.

2. John Breen:

   If the Emperor claims descent from the sun goddess, then the stability of his reign is that much more secure.

3. Edith Sitwell:

   Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.

4. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   If you opened the dictionary and searched for the meaning of a Goddess, you would find the description of a dancing lady

5. John Milton:

   Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.

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