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Egeria

/ ɪˈdʒɪərɪə /

noun

  1. a female adviser

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Egeria1

C17: name of the mythical adviser of Numa Pompilius, king of Rome
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Example Sentences

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He was arrested in October 2014 after her body was found buried on his farm in the Egeria area near the Mercer and Raleigh county line.

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I am a man again, thanks to you, Lucrezia, my inspirer, my Muse, my Egeria.

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The fine grove of old ilex-trees on the hillside, was at the same time pointed out as the sacred grove of Egeria.

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We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

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Plutarch discusses the question of such bodily appearances in connexion with the legend of Numa and Egeria.

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