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单词 demigoddess
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demigoddessn.

Etymology: demi- prefix 11 + goddess: rendering Latin semidea.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌdemiˈgoddess.
rare.
A female demigod.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > demigod or hero > demigoddess
demigoddess1603
heroess1612
heroine1616
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 498 The most antique demi-goddesses that ever were.
1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella I. 74 Her whole appearance..reminded the beholder of a nymph or demy goddess.
1836–48 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Clouds i. iv Or am I to think that the musical maids Are certain divine demigoddesses?

Derivatives

demiˈgoddess-ship n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > demigod or hero > demigoddess > state of being
demigoddess-ship1858
1858 in Grosart's Spenser (1882) III. p. xciii Upon Rosalinde..an affection of the demigoddess-ship..is..charged.
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