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Definition of goddess noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

goddess

noun
 
/ˈɡɒdes/,
 
/ˈɡɒdəs/
 
/ˈɡɑːdəs/
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  1. a female god
    • Diana, the goddess of hunting
    • Aphrodite, the goddess of love
    Topics Religion and festivalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pagan
    • Egyptian
    • Roman
    verb + goddess
    • pray to
    • worship
    preposition
    • goddess of
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  2. a woman who is loved or admired very much by other people
    • a screen goddess (= a female film star)
    Extra Examples
    • I could never be a domestic goddess.
    • She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pagan
    • Egyptian
    • Roman
    verb + goddess
    • pray to
    • worship
    preposition
    • goddess of
    See full entry
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