Hecate
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Hecate
< Latin < Greek hekátē, noun use of feminine of hékatos far-shooting, said of Apollo as sun-god
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“To fulfill that need, Hecate Grid undertakes a very deliberative approach to potential development,” said Bobby Howard, a senior manager of development and origination at Hecate Energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
The second season drops April 19 and will be hosted by theater veteran Ching Valdes-Aran playing Hecate, with cameos by Anna Kendrick and Isabella Rossellini.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
But after facing an outcry from some in the community who feared the installation would mar the bucolic setting, Hecate scaled back its plans.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
A blend by Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, meanwhile, offers to make you smell like Hecate, the three-faced Greek goddess of witchcraft.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021
“The House of Hades is unstable,” Hecate said.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
