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
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.
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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
The Euphoria actress’ Prada goddess gown at the Golden Globes also garnered rave reviews.
—Carol McColgin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The cheekpieces portray a Roman emperor riding on a horse in front of the Roman goddess Victory, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
The Amazon founder, his wife-to-be and the goddess figurehead spent much of last summer sailing around the Mediterranean, cruising from Spain to Croatia and hosting such famous guests as Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Usher.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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
The Euphoria actress’ Prada goddess gown at the Golden Globes also garnered rave reviews.
—Carol McColgin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The cheekpieces portray a Roman emperor riding on a horse in front of the Roman goddess Victory, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
The Amazon founder, his wife-to-be and the goddess figurehead spent much of last summer sailing around the Mediterranean, cruising from Spain to Croatia and hosting such famous guests as Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Usher.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess. Accessed 18 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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