- Ash|to|reth
- Ash|to|reth «ASH tuh rehth», noun.= Astarte. (Cf. ↑Astarte)
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Ashtoreth — /ash teuh reth /, n. an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte. [ < Heb ashtoreth < Phoenician ashtart. See ASTARTE] * * * … Universalium
Ashtoreth — Ash•to•reth [[t]ˈæʃ təˌrɛθ[/t]] n. ear an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte … From formal English to slang
Ashtaroth — Ashtoreth Ash to*reth, n.; pl. {Ashtaroth}. The principal female divinity of the Ph[oe]nicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity. W. Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ashtoreth — Ash to*reth, n.; pl. {Ashtaroth}. The principal female divinity of the Ph[oe]nicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity. W. Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ashtoreth — [ash′tə reth΄] n. [Heb ashtoret; akin to Phoen ʿ shtrt, Akkadian Ishtar, also South Ar ʿ thtr (the only manifestation of the deity as a male)] the ancient Phoenician and Syrian goddess of love and fertility: identified with ASTARTE … English World dictionary
Ashtoreth — noun an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar • Syn: ↑Astarte • Regions: ↑Phoenicia, ↑Phenicia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Semitic deity * * * /ash teuh reth /, n. an ancien … Useful english dictionary
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