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Temptress vs Goddess - What's the difference?

temptress | goddess |

As nouns the difference between temptress and goddess

is that temptress is an alluring woman who seduces or exploits men while goddess is a female deity.

As a proper noun Goddess is

the single goddess of various monotheistic religions.

temptress

English

Noun

(wikipedia temptress) (es)
  • An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.
  • A woman considered sexually attractive by men.
    • , the iconic temptress of the 20th century.

    Synonyms

    * vamp * femme fatale * maneater

    goddess

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (religion) A female deity.
  • (figuratively) A human female honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.

    • Derived terms

    * goddess-ship

    Hypernyms

    * deity, divinity, god * woman

    See also

    * heaven