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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Ironically, the cloaked and armored marble statue of the goddess was found face down in the rubble near the outer wall of the stage.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
And there’s that quesadilla negro with the squid-ink tortilla and the short rib and the green goddess, the quesadilla that dares you to call it bar food.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
What transpired next was a war of words between the two goddess-like figures in the pro wrestling industry.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
And there’s that quesadilla negro with the squid-ink tortilla and the short rib and the green goddess, the quesadilla that dares you to call it bar food.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
What transpired next was a war of words between the two goddess-like figures in the pro wrestling industry.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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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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