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- noun The personification of
Earth and itsbiosphere ;Mother Nature . Based upon eithergoddesses of the earth and nature,Gaia ,Rhea &/orDemeter . - noun mythology The goddess of
earth in various cultures.
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Examples
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"The term Mother Earth implies that the Earth has a responsibility to take care of us.
Greg Archer: Artists Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens Give Birth to the Ultimate Gay Marriage 2009
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The polish is called Mother Earth, which makes me picture Duchess, her snout covered with dirt when she lets herself play with major abandon.
BAD GIRL CREEK Jo-Ann Mapson 2001
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Isn't it funny that we call her Mother Earth but that the people who rape and destroy her are all "women."
SuperVegan: Vegan Blog and New York City Restaurant Guide 2009
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Mrs. Nesbitt unrolls her window and yells at the cows munching on what she calls Mother Earth’s frayed summer dress: “I am Julia, ever-youthful, Elizabeth Thornhill Nesbitt.”
Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010
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Mrs. Nesbitt unrolls her window and yells at the cows munching on what she calls Mother Earth’s frayed summer dress: “I am Julia, ever-youthful, Elizabeth Thornhill Nesbitt.”
Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010
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CRAIG HAVIGHURST: No surprise for a woman who's most famous band was called Mother Earth, but Tracy Nelson lives in the country.
Tracy Nelson Relights Her Fire In 'Victim of the Blues' 2010
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MARTIN POWELL: Have you not wondered why it's so-called Mother Earth?
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It is described as the Mother Earth retrieving her purity.
Goddess Kamkhaya Jan 2008
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It is described as the Mother Earth retrieving her purity.
Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008
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Mother Earth, which is common to all South Africans, shall grow up the wide and deep South African feeling that alone can transform us into a "great nation".
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