Complete Definition of "Goddess"

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Etymology
Image:Ceres_statue.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ceres, the w:Roman empire|Roman goddess of agriculture]]
From Middle English < Old English, modelled on other masculine>feminine nouns, after the gender of the neuter word god was shifted to masculine by Christianity. See God for further etymology.

Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD: g�d'�s
w:IPA|IPA: /�g�des/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /"gQdes/

Proper noun
Goddess

  1. The single goddess of various monotheistic religions.
  2. The single female goddess of various ditheistic religions.
  3. An extremely attractive, flirtatious young woman.

Synonyms
Divine Mother (1)

Translations
trans-top|single goddess of monotheism
Danish: Gudinde f
Dutch: Godin f
Esperanto: Diino
French: Déesse f
German: Göttin f, Gott n
Greek: �εά (Theá) f
Hebrew: ש��נ� (Sh'chinah) (Divine Presence)
Italian: Dea f
Japanese: 女�
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Latin: Dea f
Latvian: Dieviete f
Nouormand: Déêsse
Portuguese: Deusa f
Romanian: t|ro|Dumnezeiţ�|f
Russian: богин� f
Scottish gaelic: ban-dia|Ban-dia f
Slovene: Boginja
Spanish: Diosa f
Swedish: Gudinna f
Turkish: Tanrıça
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trans-top|single goddess of ditheism
French: la Déesse f
German: die Göttin f
trans-mid
Italian: Dea f
Latvian: Dieviete f
Romanian: t|ro|Dumnezeiţ�|f
Scottish Gaelic: ban-dia|Ban-dia f
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Derived terms
Oh my Goddess

See also
God
atheism
divine
monotheism
polytheism
theism

Category:Paganism
Category:Religion

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