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Moirae

Moirae proper noun: the Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.

Proper noun

the Moirae pl (plural only)

  1. (Greek, plural, plural-only) The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.

Forms of Moirae

alternative formMœræ

Origin of Moirae

From Ancient Greek Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “Moirae”), from μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”).

Questions about Moirae

What does Moirae mean?
Moirae means the Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.
What part of speech is Moirae?
Moirae is a proper noun.

Words near Moirae in the dictionary

  1. moinmoin
  2. moio
  3. moios
  4. Moir
  5. Moira
  6. Moirae
  7. moirai
  8. moirail
  9. moirails
  10. Moiramba
  11. Moirang

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