goddessn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒdᵻs/,

/ˈɡɒdɛs/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑdəs/

Forms: Middle English goddas, Middle English goddasse, Middle English godesse, Middle English goodesse, Middle English–1500s goddes, 1500s goddis, Middle English–1600s goddesse, Middle English– goddess, 1500s goddiss, 1600s godess; also Scottish pre-1700 godas, pre-1700 godass, pre-1700 goddace, pre-1700 godes. N.E.D. (1900) also records a form late Middle English goddis.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: god n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < god n. + -ess suffix¹. Compare Dutch godes (17th cent., now rare).The usual word in Old English is gyden , cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German gȫdinne , Middle High German göttin (also güttinne (rare); German Göttin ) < the Germanic base of god n. + the Germanic base of -en suffix²; compare also (without i-mutation) Middle Dutch goddinne (Dutch godin ), Middle High German gottinne , gottin , and also Old Frisian afgodinne female idol (compare afgod n.).

a. A female god, esp. in any of various polytheistic systems of belief. Cf. god n. 1.Frequently as the second element in appositive compounds, as angel, bitch-, fish-goddess, etc., or in compounds of which the first element indicates the sphere of activity or patronage, as earth, moon, rain, sea-goddess, etc.: see the first element. See also mother goddess n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > goddess

queena1382

goddessa1387

dewessa1400

deessc1550

petty goddess1581

Devi1842

mata1887

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. l. 299 Isus..seilled into Egipt and tauȝte men here lettres..þerfore after her deth sche was i-made a goddesse [L. deificata est].

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 243 I noot wher she be womman or goddesse.

?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 14 A Goddess þat was clept Deane.

c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 690 Ȝe sain þat ceres þe falce Is a goodesse god.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xxii. sig. Fvi Proserpine of hell the gret goddesse.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxcij Such an vnstable and blind goddes is fortune.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. vi. 17 She In th' abiliments of the Goddesse Isis That day appeer'd.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 78 Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods Thy self a Goddess .

1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 256 Goddess, said Momus, can you sit idly here [etc.]?

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 194. ⁋2 This Temple..bore the Name of the Goddess Venus.

1773 G. Norton Let. 14 Jan. in F. Mason J. Norton & Sons (1968) 298 He makes a Sacrifice of them at the Altar of the Goddess Cloacina.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. v. 153 Theseus..is said to have found her dancing in the temple of the goddess.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess i. 21 Remembering how we three presented Maid Or Nymph, or Goddess [etc.].

1952 J. Kirkup & J. Shaw tr. P. Christian Hist. Pract. Magic I. iv. 272 The rustic festivities which celebrated in times gone by the goddess Ceres queen of the corn and Bacchus the god of wine, her husband.

2011 Independent 19 Jan. 30/2 The collectors employ other methods, most notably asking for the protection of the forest goddess Bonbibi, who is worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims.

b. With postmodifying of-phrase indicating the department of nature, or human activity or passion, over which a particular goddess is thought to rule.In this use the reference, unless there is indication to the contrary, is usually to Classical mythology. the goddess of love: Venus or Aphrodite. the goddess of wisdom: Minerva or Pallas Athene.

ΚΠ

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 805 The noble wommen of the toun..a pelrinage Gon forto preie thilke ymage Which the godesse of childinge is.

a1400 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Egerton) (1927) l. 1208 His moder was a goddes [c1450 Arms goddasse] of þe see.

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1046 In worship of venus goddesse of loue Doon maad an Auter and an oratorie.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxi^v The goddesse of warre called Bellona..hath these .iij. handmaides euer of necessitie attendyng on her, bloud, fyre, and famine.

1657 T. Manton Pract. Comm. Jude xxv. 562 They worshipped a..Goddess of wisdom, and fained that she was begotten by Jupiter of his own brain.

?a1676 T. Bell Nehemiah Tirshatha (1692) 162 The Heathen Venus their Godess of love and beauty, painted with a flaming heart in her hand.

c1720 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture IV. i. vii. 16 [There] were Castor and Pollux, the Goddess of Victory and Alexander the great.

1764 W. Harte Ess. Husbandry ii. 42 Nay, remissness in general..will be found to injure the land, as much as Ceres, the goddess of fertility and plenty, is reported to have hurt it.

1887 L. Beard & A. B. Beard How to amuse yourself & Others (1893) vi. 71 A remnant of the ceremonies in honor of Flora, the goddess of flowers.

1930 Nature Mag. Mar. 189/1 The goddess of wisdom, to whom the owl was dedicated.

1982 A. Desai Village by Sea xiii. 151 Prayers were said to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in the hope that she would bless them in the coming new year.

2001 Art Room Catal. Spring Preview 16/1 The goddess Bast, goddess of love, fertility and joy.

2. A woman who is idealized, adored, or worshipped, esp. by a particular admirer.See also domestic goddess n. (b) at domestic adj. and n. Additions, household goddess n. (b) at household n. and adj. Compounds 2, sex goddess n. (b) at sex n.¹ Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun]

wifeeOE

womaneOE

womanOE

queanOE

brideOE

viragoc1000

to wifeOE

burdc1225

ladyc1225

carlinec1375

stotc1386

marec1387

pigsneyc1390

fellowa1393

piecec1400

femalea1425

goddessa1450

fairc1450

womankindc1450

fellowessa1500

femininea1513

tega1529

sister?1532

minikinc1540

wyec1540

placket1547

pig's eye1553

hen?1555

ware1558

pussy?a1560

jade1560

feme1566

gentlewoman1567

mort1567

pinnacea1568

jug1569

rowen1575

tarleather1575

mumps1576

skirt1578

piga1586

rib?1590

puppy1592

smock1592

maness1594

sloy1596

Madonna1602

moll1604

periwinkle1604

Partlet1607

rib of man1609

womanship?1609

modicum1611

Gypsy1612

petticoata1616

runniona1616

birda1627

lucky1629

she-man1640

her1646

lost rib1647

uptails1671

cow1696

tittup1696

cummer17..

wife1702

she-woman1703

person1704

molly1706

fusby1707

goody1708

riding hood1718

birdie1720

faggot1722

piece of goods1727

woman body1771

she-male1776

biddy1785

bitch1785

covess1789

gin1790

pintail1792

buer1807

femme1814

bibi1816

Judy1819

a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823

wifie1823

craft1829

shickster?1834

heifer1835

mot1837

tit1837

Sitt1838

strap1842

hay-bag1851

bint1855

popsy1855

tart1864

woman's woman1868

to deliver the goods1870

chapess1871

Dona1874

girl1878

ladykind1878

mivvy1881

dudess1883

dudette1883

dudine1883

tid1888

totty1890

tootsy1895

floozy1899

dame1902

jane1906

Tom1906

frail1908

bit of stuff1909

quim1909

babe1911

broad1914

muff1914

manhole1916

number1919

rossie1922

bit1923

man's woman1928

scupper1935

split1935

rye mort1936

totsy1938

leg1939

skinny1941

Richard1950

potato1957

scow1960

wimmin1975

womyn1975

womxn1991

the mind > emotion > love > [noun] > one who loves too much > object of excessive or supreme devotion

goddessa1450

idol1562

a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 1040 For certes she was that swete wife..Mi wor[l]des welfare and my goddesse.

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 26 Gloss. Lauretta the diuine Petrarches Goddesse.

1640 R. Chamberlain Swaggering Damsell i. sig. C2 She is the goddesse of your sonnes idolatry.

1729 H. Carey Poems (ed. 3) 205 He call'd her his Goddess, she call'd him an Ass.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxiii. 306 All sweetly serene and easy was the lovely brow and charming aspect of my goddess.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xvi. 166 It is impossible to know any person that deserves to be her husband: she's too great a treasure for one man's possession: she's a goddess.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. v. 53 He..showed the goddess of my devotions the outside of the door.

1876 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence i. 18 Only looks had passed between the lad and his goddess.

1957 M. McCarthy Memories of Catholic Girlhood vi. 123 We had..a beautiful blond goddess of an Englishwoman with a nose like the reversed prow of a viking ship.

1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 15 Cut over to G street, I've just seen a vision... She was a goddess..You've got to catch her!

2000 W. Calin Minority Literatures 48 The lass is his love, also his goddess and muse.

†3. A female occupant of a theatre gallery. Cf. god n. 4a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > theatre audience > occupants of specific seat or place

scaffolder1597

nutcracker1602

groundling1604

understander1633

pit-mask1701

goddess1799

pittite1807

stall-holder1849

half-crowner1886

stallite1887

1799 ‘Crito’ Lett. Corr. Magistrates Edinb. & Provost Elder 35 Two scriblers, who amused for a few nights, the Goddesses of Stephen Kemble's Theatre.

1824 B. Hall Extracts Jrnl. Coasts Chili, Peru, & Mexico I. iii. 130 The gallery aloft, where the goddesses keep up an unceasing fire during the whole evening.

Compounds

C1. General attributive and appositive.

goddess-mother n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > goddess > mother-goddess

goddess-mother1558

mother goddess1558

magna mater1710

Great Mother1735

mother goddess1853

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. sig. Q.ij^v Or thou, if any way there be, yf goddesse mother [L. diva creatrix] thyne Hath shewd thee how to shyft.

1662 R. D. in Gratiæ Theatrales Pref. sig. *3^v I thought it best to get them [the Graces] to stand goddess-mothers jointly for all three [plays].

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 746 Thou, Goddess-Mother, with our Sire comply.

1855 C. Kingsley Heroes iii. 104 The voice which my goddess mother gave me.

1992 C. P. Estés Women who run with Wolves vi. 179 These human ‘Goddess-mothers,’..were later relegated by religion to the role of ‘godmother’.

goddess-worker n. rare

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1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 43 It is the Wisdome whereby God worketh, which is the Goddesseworker [Fr. vne Deesse ouuriere].

2001 S. Sellers Myth & Fairy Tale 61 Writing, in this sense, is the goddess-worker of our miracles.

goddess worship n.

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1846 C. G. Finney Lect. Systematic Theol. xliii. 557 But overcoming the world implies that the spirit of this goddess-worship is broken.

2009 Church Times 22 May 24/5 Everything from eco-feminism and goddess worship through interfaith developments, to the spirituality of childhood, ageing, and dying.

C2.

† goddess-born n. Classical Mythology Obsolete a person whose mother is a goddess; a hero or demigod; usually as a form of address.

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1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xiii. 258 O Goddesse-borne [L. nate dea], for thee the fate of Troy Her fall reserues.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 279 Are you alive, O Goddess born [L. nate dea]! she said, Or if a Ghost, then where is Hector's Shade?

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. vi. 186 Achilles the great leader whom they call The goddess-born [Gk. θεᾶς ἐξέμμεναι].

† goddess-train n. Obsolete a (notional) procession or succession of goddesses or of beautiful or admired women.

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1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 96 She's waiting still vpon our Goddesse traine [Sp. la que a nuestra Dea ansi acompaña]: For chastitie worthie to weare a crowne.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 364 Modesty with-held the Goddess-train.

1850 Graham's Mag. Feb. 145/2 Religion and her goddess train their golden offerings pour.

Derivatives

ˈgoddess-like adj. and adv. [compare earlier godlike adj. and also godlike adv.]

ΚΠ

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 112 Be goddesse like, euen so her goddesse face, Might neuer change but still continue faire.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I5 Or that she, (goddesse like) would work this miracle in her selfe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. ii. 8 [She] vndergoes More Goddesse-like, then Wife-like; such Assaults As would take in some Vertue.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 59 With Goddess-like demeanour forth she went.

1758 C. Lennox Henrietta II. v. iii. 208 What signifies attributing such goddess-like perfections to an obscure girl.

1873 Dublin Univ. Mag. Feb. 212/2 She is enveloped, goddess-like, in the most bewildering clouds.

1985 C. S. Manning With Ears opening like Morning Glories v. 108 Goddess-like, she inspires in Nina a desire to be different.

1990 I. M. Banks Use of Weapons (1992) iii. 289 It gives me such succor to confess to one so close to a goddesslike beauty.

ˈgoddessy adj. characteristic of or resembling a goddess.

ΚΠ

1907 W. W. Aulick in Judge's Libr. Aug. What could a goddessy creature like that girl see in a little two-by-four lawyer?

1928 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 8 Jan. d6/1 ‘We-e-ll—Clarissa isn't so bad—for a heavyweight—’ ‘Not so bad! Why, she's—’ ‘Sure!.. If you like 'em goddessy.’

1976 Texas Monthly Nov. 2 (advt.) I mean, how often does anyone get to look this goddessy?

2001 N.Y. Times 15 Apr. ix. 4/6 Elisa..is known for her ripped-up, whip-stitched, goddessy dresses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goddess
释义	goddessn. Brit. /ˈɡɒdᵻs/, /ˈɡɒdɛs/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdəs/ Forms: Middle English goddas, Middle English goddasse, Middle English godesse, Middle English goodesse, Middle English–1500s goddes, 1500s goddis, Middle English–1600s goddesse, Middle English– goddess, 1500s goddiss, 1600s godess; also Scottish pre-1700 godas, pre-1700 godass, pre-1700 goddace, pre-1700 godes. N.E.D. (1900) also records a form late Middle English goddis. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: god n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < god n. + -ess suffix¹. Compare Dutch godes (17th cent., now rare).The usual word in Old English is gyden , cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German gȫdinne , Middle High German göttin (also güttinne (rare); German Göttin ) < the Germanic base of god n. + the Germanic base of -en suffix²; compare also (without i-mutation) Middle Dutch goddinne (Dutch godin ), Middle High German gottinne , gottin , and also Old Frisian afgodinne female idol (compare afgod n.). 1. a. A female god, esp. in any of various polytheistic systems of belief. Cf. god n. 1.Frequently as the second element in appositive compounds, as angel, bitch-, fish-goddess, etc., or in compounds of which the first element indicates the sphere of activity or patronage, as earth, moon, rain, sea-goddess, etc.: see the first element. See also mother goddess n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > goddess queena1382 goddessa1387 dewessa1400 deessc1550 petty goddess1581 Devi1842 mata1887 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. l. 299 Isus..seilled into Egipt and tauȝte men here lettres..þerfore after her deth sche was i-made a goddesse [L. deificata est]. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 243 I noot wher she be womman or goddesse. ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 14 A Goddess þat was clept Deane. c1450 (c1350) Alexander & Dindimus (Bodl.) (1929) 690 Ȝe sain þat ceres þe falce Is a goodesse god. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Boke yf Eneydos xxii. sig. Fvi Proserpine of hell the gret goddesse. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cxcij Such an vnstable and blind goddes is fortune. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. vi. 17 She In th' abiliments of the Goddesse Isis That day appeer'd. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 78 Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods Thy self a Goddess . View more context for this quotation 1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 256 Goddess, said Momus, can you sit idly here [etc.]? 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 194. ⁋2 This Temple..bore the Name of the Goddess Venus. 1773 G. Norton Let. 14 Jan. in F. Mason J. Norton & Sons (1968) 298 He makes a Sacrifice of them at the Altar of the Goddess Cloacina. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. v. 153 Theseus..is said to have found her dancing in the temple of the goddess. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess i. 21 Remembering how we three presented Maid Or Nymph, or Goddess [etc.]. 1952 J. Kirkup & J. Shaw tr. P. Christian Hist. Pract. Magic I. iv. 272 The rustic festivities which celebrated in times gone by the goddess Ceres queen of the corn and Bacchus the god of wine, her husband. 2011 Independent 19 Jan. 30/2 The collectors employ other methods, most notably asking for the protection of the forest goddess Bonbibi, who is worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims. b. With postmodifying of-phrase indicating the department of nature, or human activity or passion, over which a particular goddess is thought to rule.In this use the reference, unless there is indication to the contrary, is usually to Classical mythology. the goddess of love: Venus or Aphrodite. the goddess of wisdom: Minerva or Pallas Athene. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. l. 805 The noble wommen of the toun..a pelrinage Gon forto preie thilke ymage Which the godesse of childinge is. a1400 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Egerton) (1927) l. 1208 His moder was a goddes [c1450 Arms goddasse] of þe see. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1046 In worship of venus goddesse of loue Doon maad an Auter and an oratorie. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxi^v The goddesse of warre called Bellona..hath these .iij. handmaides euer of necessitie attendyng on her, bloud, fyre, and famine. 1657 T. Manton Pract. Comm. Jude xxv. 562 They worshipped a..Goddess of wisdom, and fained that she was begotten by Jupiter of his own brain. ?a1676 T. Bell Nehemiah Tirshatha (1692) 162 The Heathen Venus their Godess of love and beauty, painted with a flaming heart in her hand. c1720 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture IV. i. vii. 16 [There] were Castor and Pollux, the Goddess of Victory and Alexander the great. 1764 W. Harte Ess. Husbandry ii. 42 Nay, remissness in general..will be found to injure the land, as much as Ceres, the goddess of fertility and plenty, is reported to have hurt it. 1887 L. Beard & A. B. Beard How to amuse yourself & Others (1893) vi. 71 A remnant of the ceremonies in honor of Flora, the goddess of flowers. 1930 Nature Mag. Mar. 189/1 The goddess of wisdom, to whom the owl was dedicated. 1982 A. Desai Village by Sea xiii. 151 Prayers were said to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in the hope that she would bless them in the coming new year. 2001 Art Room Catal. Spring Preview 16/1 The goddess Bast, goddess of love, fertility and joy. 2. A woman who is idealized, adored, or worshipped, esp. by a particular admirer.See also domestic goddess n. (b) at domestic adj. and n. Additions, household goddess n. (b) at household n. and adj. Compounds 2, sex goddess n. (b) at sex n.¹ Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] wifeeOE womaneOE womanOE queanOE brideOE viragoc1000 to wifeOE burdc1225 ladyc1225 carlinec1375 stotc1386 marec1387 pigsneyc1390 fellowa1393 piecec1400 femalea1425 goddessa1450 fairc1450 womankindc1450 fellowessa1500 femininea1513 tega1529 sister?1532 minikinc1540 wyec1540 placket1547 pig's eye1553 hen?1555 ware1558 pussy?a1560 jade1560 feme1566 gentlewoman1567 mort1567 pinnacea1568 jug1569 rowen1575 tarleather1575 mumps1576 skirt1578 piga1586 rib?1590 puppy1592 smock1592 maness1594 sloy1596 Madonna1602 moll1604 periwinkle1604 Partlet1607 rib of man1609 womanship?1609 modicum1611 Gypsy1612 petticoata1616 runniona1616 birda1627 lucky1629 she-man1640 her1646 lost rib1647 uptails1671 cow1696 tittup1696 cummer17.. wife1702 she-woman1703 person1704 molly1706 fusby1707 goody1708 riding hood1718 birdie1720 faggot1722 piece of goods1727 woman body1771 she-male1776 biddy1785 bitch1785 covess1789 gin1790 pintail1792 buer1807 femme1814 bibi1816 Judy1819 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 wifie1823 craft1829 shickster?1834 heifer1835 mot1837 tit1837 Sitt1838 strap1842 hay-bag1851 bint1855 popsy1855 tart1864 woman's woman1868 to deliver the goods1870 chapess1871 Dona1874 girl1878 ladykind1878 mivvy1881 dudess1883 dudette1883 dudine1883 tid1888 totty1890 tootsy1895 floozy1899 dame1902 jane1906 Tom1906 frail1908 bit of stuff1909 quim1909 babe1911 broad1914 muff1914 manhole1916 number1919 rossie1922 bit1923 man's woman1928 scupper1935 split1935 rye mort1936 totsy1938 leg1939 skinny1941 Richard1950 potato1957 scow1960 wimmin1975 womyn1975 womxn1991 the mind > emotion > love > [noun] > one who loves too much > object of excessive or supreme devotion goddessa1450 idol1562 a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 1040 For certes she was that swete wife..Mi wor[l]des welfare and my goddesse. 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 26 Gloss. Lauretta the diuine Petrarches Goddesse. 1640 R. Chamberlain Swaggering Damsell i. sig. C2 She is the goddesse of your sonnes idolatry. 1729 H. Carey Poems (ed. 3) 205 He call'd her his Goddess, she call'd him an Ass. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxiii. 306 All sweetly serene and easy was the lovely brow and charming aspect of my goddess. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xvi. 166 It is impossible to know any person that deserves to be her husband: she's too great a treasure for one man's possession: she's a goddess. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. v. 53 He..showed the goddess of my devotions the outside of the door. 1876 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence i. 18 Only looks had passed between the lad and his goddess. 1957 M. McCarthy Memories of Catholic Girlhood vi. 123 We had..a beautiful blond goddess of an Englishwoman with a nose like the reversed prow of a viking ship. 1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 15 Cut over to G street, I've just seen a vision... She was a goddess..You've got to catch her! 2000 W. Calin Minority Literatures 48 The lass is his love, also his goddess and muse. †3. A female occupant of a theatre gallery. Cf. god n. 4a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > theatre-going > theatregoer > [noun] > theatre audience > occupants of specific seat or place scaffolder1597 nutcracker1602 groundling1604 understander1633 pit-mask1701 goddess1799 pittite1807 stall-holder1849 half-crowner1886 stallite1887 1799 ‘Crito’ Lett. Corr. Magistrates Edinb. & Provost Elder 35 Two scriblers, who amused for a few nights, the Goddesses of Stephen Kemble's Theatre. 1824 B. Hall Extracts Jrnl. Coasts Chili, Peru, & Mexico I. iii. 130 The gallery aloft, where the goddesses keep up an unceasing fire during the whole evening. Compounds C1. General attributive and appositive. goddess-mother n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > goddess > mother-goddess goddess-mother1558 mother goddess1558 magna mater1710 Great Mother1735 mother goddess1853 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. sig. Q.ij^v Or thou, if any way there be, yf goddesse mother [L. diva creatrix] thyne Hath shewd thee how to shyft. 1662 R. D. in Gratiæ Theatrales Pref. sig. 3^v I thought it best to get them [the Graces] to stand goddess-mothers jointly for all three [plays]. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad* I. i. 746 Thou, Goddess-Mother, with our Sire comply. 1855 C. Kingsley Heroes iii. 104 The voice which my goddess mother gave me. 1992 C. P. Estés Women who run with Wolves vi. 179 These human ‘Goddess-mothers,’..were later relegated by religion to the role of ‘godmother’. goddess-worker n. rare ΚΠ 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 43 It is the Wisdome whereby God worketh, which is the Goddesseworker [Fr. vne Deesse ouuriere]. 2001 S. Sellers Myth & Fairy Tale 61 Writing, in this sense, is the goddess-worker of our miracles. goddess worship n. ΚΠ 1846 C. G. Finney Lect. Systematic Theol. xliii. 557 But overcoming the world implies that the spirit of this goddess-worship is broken. 2009 Church Times 22 May 24/5 Everything from eco-feminism and goddess worship through interfaith developments, to the spirituality of childhood, ageing, and dying. C2. † goddess-born n. Classical Mythology Obsolete a person whose mother is a goddess; a hero or demigod; usually as a form of address. ΚΠ 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xiii. 258 O Goddesse-borne [L. nate dea], for thee the fate of Troy Her fall reserues. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 279 Are you alive, O Goddess born [L. nate dea]! she said, Or if a Ghost, then where is Hector's Shade? 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. vi. 186 Achilles the great leader whom they call The goddess-born [Gk. θεᾶς ἐξέμμεναι]. † goddess-train n. Obsolete a (notional) procession or succession of goddesses or of beautiful or admired women. ΚΠ 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 96 She's waiting still vpon our Goddesse traine [Sp. la que a nuestra Dea ansi acompaña]: For chastitie worthie to weare a crowne. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 364 Modesty with-held the Goddess-train. 1850 Graham's Mag. Feb. 145/2 Religion and her goddess train their golden offerings pour. Derivatives ˈgoddess-like adj. and adv. [compare earlier godlike adj. and also godlike adv.] ΚΠ 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes (new ed.) f. 112 Be goddesse like, euen so her goddesse face, Might neuer change but still continue faire. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xiii. sig. I5 Or that she, (goddesse like) would work this miracle in her selfe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. ii. 8 [She] vndergoes More Goddesse-like, then Wife-like; such Assaults As would take in some Vertue. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 59 With Goddess-like demeanour forth she went. View more context for this quotation 1758 C. Lennox Henrietta II. v. iii. 208 What signifies attributing such goddess-like perfections to an obscure girl. 1873 Dublin Univ. Mag. Feb. 212/2 She is enveloped, goddess-like, in the most bewildering clouds. 1985 C. S. Manning With Ears opening like Morning Glories v. 108 Goddess-like, she inspires in Nina a desire to be different. 1990 I. M. Banks Use of Weapons (1992) iii. 289 It gives me such succor to confess to one so close to a goddesslike beauty. ˈgoddessy adj. characteristic of or resembling a goddess. ΚΠ 1907 W. W. Aulick in Judge's Libr. Aug. What could a goddessy creature like that girl see in a little two-by-four lawyer? 1928 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 8 Jan. d6/1 ‘We-e-ll—Clarissa isn't so bad—for a heavyweight—’ ‘Not so bad! Why, she's—’ ‘Sure!.. If you like 'em goddessy.’ 1976 Texas Monthly Nov. 2 (advt.) I mean, how often does anyone get to look this goddessy? 2001 N.Y. Times 15 Apr. ix. 4/6 Elisa..is known for her ripped-up, whip-stitched, goddessy dresses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1387
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