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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The Fates were also called Parcae, the attributes of both being the same as those of the Greek Moerae.
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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.
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The common Destinies of men, Moirai,+ Moerae—they accompanied all men indifferently.
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