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MOIRAE

• MOIRAE (noun)
The noun MOIRAE has 1 sense:

1. the 3 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.

• MOIRAE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The 3 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 (the Fate who spins the thread of life; identified with Roman Nona)

Lachesis (the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma)

Atropos (the Fate who cuts the thread of life; identified with Roman Morta)

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