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.
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Nye took the runway in a navy blue bomber jacket patterned with Greek gods and goddesses as well as a pair of black shorts that hit above the knee.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon of a dozen gods and goddesses.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Bringing goddesses back was very much a feminist protest.
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Pat McGrath created moonbeams on the Grecian goddess faces of models at Schiaparelli.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon of a dozen gods and goddesses.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Bringing goddesses back was very much a feminist protest.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Pat McGrath created moonbeams on the Grecian goddess faces of models at Schiaparelli.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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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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