Definition for mother goddess - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	mother goddess (mother god\|dess) noun a mother-figure deity, a central figure of many early nature cults where maintenance of fertility was of prime religious importance. Examples of such goddesses include Isis, Astarte, Cybele, and Demeter.		More words in this category Confucian conversion deicide feast fetish fire-walking hear hosanna infidelity Jain Jina leading 1 non-Christian prayerful reincarnate reincarnation sanctuary Satan textualist unclean Nearby Words motet moth moth-eaten mothball mother Mother Carey's chicken mother country Mother Earth mother figure mother goddess Mother Goose mother hen mother house Mother Hubbard mother liquor mother lode Mother Nature Mother of God Mother of Presidents