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Anastenaride

Anastenaride noun: a man who takes part in the Anastenaria.

Noun

Anastenaride (plural Anastenarides)

  1. A man who takes part in the Anastenaria.
    • The fact that dancers sometimes get burned (one Anastenaride speaks of being so badly burned -- a sign to him of imperfect faith -- that he vowed, and deeply regretted, that he would nver dance on the fire again) would tell you never to take the process lightly, that you can always learn more, and...2011, Michael Sky, Dancing with the Fire, →ISBN, page 33
    • Therefore, an old Anastenarissa may greet a young Anastenaride, not necessarily because he is a new member, but because he has inherited the position from his deceased grandmother who was an Anastenarissa.2014, Evy Johanne Håland, Rituals of Death and Dying in Modern and Ancient Greece, →ISBN

Forms of Anastenaride

pluralAnastenarides

Questions about Anastenaride

What does Anastenaride mean?
Anastenaride means a man who takes part in the Anastenaria.
What part of speech is Anastenaride?
Anastenaride is a noun.
What is the plural of Anastenaride?
The plural of Anastenaride is Anastenarides.

Words near Anastenaride in the dictionary

  1. Anastatia
  2. anastatic
  3. anastatically
  4. anastellin
  5. Anastenaria
  6. Anastenaride
  7. Anastenarides
  8. Anastenarissa
  9. Anastenarissas
  10. anasteroside
  11. anastigmat

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