"Great Mother" meaning in All languages combined

See Great Mother on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Great Mothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Great Mother}} Great Mother (plural Great Mothers)
  1. (paganism, archaeology) Earth Mother Categories (topical): Archaeology, Paganism Coordinate_terms: Great Father
    Sense id: en-Great_Mother-en-noun-vkAQe~~Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, lifestyle, paganism, religion, sciences

Inflected forms

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