"Earth Mother" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Earth Mothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Earth Mother (plural Earth Mothers)
  1. (paganism, archaeology) The Great Goddess of the Earth and fertility. Categories (topical): Archaeology, Paganism Synonyms: Great Earth Mother, Great Goddess, Great Mother, earth mother
    Sense id: en-Earth_Mother-en-noun-z8jiRmfG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, paganism, religion, sciences
  2. (archaeology) A figurine or depiction of this goddess. Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-Earth_Mother-en-noun-LafHbC-g Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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