godspouse

English

Etymology

From god +‎ spouse.

Noun

godspouse (plural godspouses)

1. (paganism, especially Germanic paganism) A mortal person who marries a deity.
   • 2009, Kenaz Filan, Raven Kaldera, Drawing Down the Spirits: The Traditions and Techniques of Spirit Possession, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     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  […]

   • 2012, Gina Pond, Sarah Thompson, Calyxa Omphalos, Philip Tanner, Jacobo Polanshek, Gender and Transgender in Modern Paganism, Circle of Cerridwen, →ISBN, page 122:

     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.