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MOIRAE
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• MOIRAE (noun)
The noun MOIRAE has 1 sense:
1. any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
Familiarity information: MOIRAE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Moirae; Moirai
Hypernyms ("Moirae" is a kind of...):
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Meronyms (members of "Moirae"):
Clotho; Klotho (the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life)
Lachesis (the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life)
Atropos (the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life)
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