female deity

collocation in English

meaningsoffemaleanddeity

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female
adjective
uk
/ˈfiː.meɪl/us
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that can give birth to young or ...
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deity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdeɪ.ɪ.ti/us
/ˈdiː.ə.t̬i/
a god ...
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(Definition offemaleanddeityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Over time, he seems to have developed into afemaledeity.
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The central place of some petroglyphs is occupied by thefemaledeitydepicted in detail.
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Yig in this mythos is afemaledeity, but still strongly associated with serpents, suggesting the name is not a coincidence.
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Religiously, the species worships a singlefemaledeity.
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The shrine of thisfemaledeityis facing east.
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The shrine for thefemaledeityis situated to the left side of the sanctum sanctorum.
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In some writings, it is portrayed to represent afemaledeity.
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The earth is seen as afemaledeityand is directly connected to fertility and fecundity.
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This kami is generally considered as a goddess, or afemaledeity.
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Larger temples have a separate shrine for thefemaledeity.
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In the lower part of each of the jambs is the figure of afemaledeitywhose divine nature is indicated by the halo behind her head.
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Discussion of the ideological construction of spinning and weaving in association with female deities has also emerged from studies of the ethnohistorical evidence for textiles.
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Then we reference recent research dealing with cloth as costume that signifies ethnic and gender identity, and ideological associations with female deities.
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Diana, although afemaledeity, has exactly the same functions, preserving mankind through childbirth and royal succession.
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It would also be a mistake for us to conclude that the magical formula of this period manifested exclusively through the worship of any particular anthropomorphicfemaledeity.
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The right wall shows a procession of female deities wearing crowns and long skirts.
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Female deities, whose origins predate historical records, are present in most early cultures.
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While people generally hold to these female deities for protection or to perpetuate life, one of their most important functions is to protect the dead.
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Two other female deities are the chief of the "mun" spirits.
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