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godspouse

godspouse noun: a mortal person who marries a deity.

Noun

godspouse (plural godspouses)

  1. (Germanic, especially) A mortal person who marries a deity.
    • This could be just an important conversation or something as formal and intense as a marriage to a mortal godspouse. Occasionally it will involve an […]2009, Kenaz Filan, Raven Kaldera, Drawing Down the Spirits: The Traditions and Techniques of Spirit Possession, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    • Anya Kless is a dual-tradition, polytheistic pagan priestess, godspouse, and spirit worker. She is the primary author and editor of Lilith: Queen of the Desert and is at work on an upcoming book on the godspouse path.2012, Gina Pond, Sarah Thompson, Calyxa Omphalos, Philip Tanner, Jacobo Polanshek, Gender and Transgender in Modern Paganism, Circle of Cerridwen, →ISBN, page 122

Forms of godspouse

pluralgodspouses

Origin of godspouse

From god + spouse.

Questions about godspouse

What does godspouse mean?
Godspouse means a mortal person who marries a deity.
What part of speech is godspouse?
Godspouse is a noun.
What is the plural of godspouse?
The plural of godspouse is godspouses.

Words near godspouse in the dictionary

  1. Godsome
  2. godson
  3. godsons
  4. godspeed
  5. godspeeds
  6. godspouse
  7. godspouses
  8. Godstone
  9. Godsway
  10. Godthab
  11. godtier

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