goddess
n. countablen. a female god that people worship in some religions. You can also use it to describe a woman who is very beautiful or talented.
n. a female deity or divine being in a polytheistic religion. Often used metaphorically to describe a woman of extraordinary beauty, grace, or influence.
Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom.
Ancient civilizations often built massive temples to honor a specific goddess and ask for her protection.
The poet describes his muse as a modern goddess, possessing an ethereal beauty that commands the attention of everyone in the room.
From Middle English goddesse, equivalent to god + -ess, formed about 1350. The figurative meaning is first found in Edmund Spenser's Shepheardes calender (1579). Displaced Old English gyden.
Commonly followed by 'of' to indicate a specific domain, such as 'goddess of the hunt' or 'goddess of love'.