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Webster 1913 Edition


Goddess

God′dess

,
Noun.
1.
A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex.
When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of
goddesses
, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty.
Addison.
2.
A woman of superior charms or excellence.

Webster 1828 Edition


Goddess

GOD'DESS

,
Noun.
A female deity; a heathen deity of the female sex.
When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty.
1.
In the language of love, a woman of superior charms or excellence.