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godspouse en · NOUN

Etymology

From god + spouse.

Meanings

1. (Germanic, especially) A mortal person who marries a deity.
   • 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:
   • 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:

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