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==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
Qadištu is a feminine plural noun derived from the Semitic triconsonantal root q-d-š, meaning "holy". Qadištu, along with its Hebrew cognate which occurs in the Bible, has traditionally been interpreted as meaning " | Qadištu is a feminine plural noun derived from the Semitic triconsonantal root q-d-š, meaning "holy". Qadištu, along with its Hebrew cognate which occurs in the Bible, has traditionally been interpreted as meaning "sacred prostitutes", though that interpretation has been abandoned in current scholarship. | ||
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|ja=カディシュトゥ ''Kadishutu''{{Exp|As a group}}<br>女魔 ''Joma''{{Exp|As a race}} | |ja=カディシュトゥ ''Kadishutu''{{Exp|As a group}}<br>女魔 ''Joma''{{Exp|As a race}} | ||