B1nounhistoryarts
US/ˈɡɑː.dəs/
UK/ˈɡɒd.es/
a female god, or a woman who is greatly admired for her beauty
In context
In Greek myths, Athena is the goddess of wisdom and war.
Ancient farmers prayed to the goddess of the harvest every fall.
The magazine called the actress a screen goddess of the 1950s.
Words that go with goddess
noun + preposition
- goddess ofShe was worshipped as the goddess of the sea.
adjective + noun
- Greek goddessThe statue shows a Greek goddess holding a spear.
- Roman goddessVenus is the Roman goddess of love.
verb + noun
- worship a goddessThe villagers worship a goddess of rain.
noun + noun
- mother goddessMany early cultures honored a mother goddess.
verb + preposition
- pray to a goddessThey pray to a goddess for a good harvest.