Ash·to·reth (?sh?t?-r?th?)n. pl. Ash·ta·roth (-r?th?) See Astarte.[Hebrew ‘a?t?ret; see ??tr in Semitic roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Ashtoreth (?æ?t??r??) n (Other Non-Christian Religions) an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and IshtarCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ash?to?reth (?æ? t??r??) n. an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.