1
: a female god
2
: a woman whose great charm or beauty arouses adoration
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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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Persephone, goddess of spring and the fields, became the spouse of Hades, who ruled the underworld.
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Three graves with 15 bodies were found within a mile of the city’s iconic La Minerva roundabout, a huge traffic circle featuring fountains, greenery and a towering statue of the Roman goddess Minerva.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
In the old allegorical star books, the goddess holds some spikes of wheat in each hand and her brightest star — Spica — glows in one of the ears of grain hanging from her left hand.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 May 2026
First, the poem praises the ancient Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, who was associated with fertility and war, among other powers.
—Ryan Leack, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Three graves with 15 bodies were found within a mile of the city’s iconic La Minerva roundabout, a huge traffic circle featuring fountains, greenery and a towering statue of the Roman goddess Minerva.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
In the old allegorical star books, the goddess holds some spikes of wheat in each hand and her brightest star — Spica — glows in one of the ears of grain hanging from her left hand.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 May 2026
First, the poem praises the ancient Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, who was associated with fertility and war, among other powers.
—Ryan Leack, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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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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