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goddess

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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god·dess, Goddess /ˈɡɒdɪs $ ˈɡɑː-/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1 RRa female being who is believed to control the world or part of it, or represents a particular quality 〔主宰世界或象征某种品质的〕女神 Aphrodite, goddess of love 爱神阿佛洛狄忒2. screen goddess an attractive female film star 银幕女神
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goddessWe also learn that the interdependence of gods and goddesses extends to mortals.Lee lifted herself a little towards her goddess and rested herself on one elbow, looking up like a child, expectant.I talked to him the way Bhairon had sung to his goddess.Was she to be regarded as a ghost, a courtesan, lost lamb, misunderstood goddess?Then come the seated goddesses Demeter and Kore, and the fine upstanding figure of Artemis the hunter.It is a short deductive step to equate the pillar with the goddess Potnia or the Mistress of Animals.
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goddess
goddess , Goddess /ˈɡɒdəs, ˈɡɒdɪs $ ˈɡɑː-/ noun [countable]
1. a female being who is believed to control the world or part of it, or represents a particular quality:
    Aphrodite, goddess of love
2. screen goddess an attractive female film star
     
THESAURUS
    god a male spirit or being who is believed by some religions to control the world or part of it, or who represents a particular quality: Odin was the Viking god of war.
    goddess a female god: Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon
    deity a god. Deity is more formal than god: a Hindu deity | Roman deities | the Supreme Deity
    idol a picture or statue that people pray to as a god: a bronze idol


god·dessBrE /ˈɡɒdes/ 🔊, /ˈɡɒdəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɑːdəs/ 🔊 nouna female god 女神Diana, the goddess of hunting狩猎女神狄安娜a woman who is loved or admired very much by other people 极受崇拜(或敬慕)的女人a screen goddess (= a female film/movie star) 银幕女神