Lady

The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.

Proper noun

  1. The title for the (primary) female deity in female-centered religions.
    • My Lady, will you not take pity on me?

    1. (in particular) The major supernatural figurehead in the Wiccan religion, a triune goddess split into the Mother, Maiden, and Crone.

      • ...different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage. - 2002, A.J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 90:
      • The Lord and the Lady Actually, when I say that Wicca is a Goddess tradition, I'm really only telling half of the story. - 2003, Carl McColman, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism, page 46:
      • The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone. - 2004, Aurora Greenbough, Cathy Jewell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spells and Spellcraft, page 9:

Synonyms

Goddess

Antonyms

antonym(s) of

Related

Lord Our Lady

Noun

  1. An aristocratic title for a woman.
    • Honor guests were Ladies Smith and Walker of Port Huron, Michigan. Lady Walker has been a Maccabee for 40 years. - 1931, The Bee Hive, volume 50, number 5, page 16, column 1:

    Coordinate Terms: Lord Dame Sir

    1. Used with a surname or the name of a peerage, for a peeress in her own right (other than a duchess), or the wife (or widow) of a peer (other than a duke).

      • Would Lady Macbeth care for dessert?
      • How do you do, Lady Windermere? - 1892, Oscar Wilde, “Act I”, in Lady Windermere's Fan […] :

      Coordinate Terms: Lord Dame Sir

    2. Used with a surname, for the wife (or widow) of a knight or baronet.

      • Sir John Smith and Lady Smith accompanied the ambassador.
      • Lady Russell was most anxiously zealous on the subject, and gave it much serious consideration. […] Herself, the widow of only a knight, she gave the dignity of a baronet all its due; - 1818, Jane Austen, Persuasion:

      Coordinate Terms: Lord Dame Sir

    3. Used as a courtesy title with the woman’s given name, for a daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl.

      • He would feel that the mere idea of hearing a butler announce ‘Chief-Detective-Inspector and Lady Mary Parker’ would have something shocking about it. - 1930, Dorothy Sayers, Strong Poison:

      Coordinate Terms: Lord Dame Sir

    4. Used with her husband’s given name, for the wife (or widow) of a man who is the son of a duke or marquess, or the oldest son of an earl.

      • ”[…] Excuse me, mum, wot might your married name be?” ”Lady Peter Wimsey,” said Harriet, feeling not at all sure that it was her name. - 1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon:

      Coordinate Terms: Lord Dame Sir

  2. A high priestess.

Forms

Ladies