Moerae
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Moerae
First recorded in 1835–40; from Latin, from Greek Moîrai, plural of Moîra; Moira ( def. )
Example Sentences
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They were alike the sons and coequal heirs of Kronos, or Time, and the Moerae, or Destinies, had parcelled out the universe in three equal parts between them.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various
The Fates were also called Parcae, the attributes of both being the same as those of the Greek Moerae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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