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Moira

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moiraenoun	(Greek mythology) The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.
mœrænoun	Obsolete spelling of Moirae. [(Greek mythology) The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.]
moirainoun	(Greek mythology) The three Fates, personifications of destiny.
fatesnoun	(Greek mythology) Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
atroposnoun	(Greek mythology) One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.
clothonoun	(Greek mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Nona.
mortanoun	(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.
lachesisnoun	(Greek mythology) One of the three Fates (Moirae), daughter of Zeus and Themis; the measurer of each thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Decima.
fatenoun	The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
morosnoun	(uncommon) A dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
mórrígannoun	(Irish mythology) An Irish mythological figure widely considered to be a goddess, and usually interpreted as a triple goddess.
nonanoun	(Roman mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho.
thread of lifenoun	(Greek mythology) A metaphor for a person’s lifespan, as generated by Clotho, measured out by Lachesis, and terminated by Atropos.
anankenoun	Necessity beyond all supplications or sway. Conceived as the ultimate dictator of all fate and circumstances, to which even the gods must ultimately pay homage and deference.
weird	Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
mother naturenoun	A personification of nature as woman, emphasizing fertility and fecundity.
wyrdnoun	Fate, destiny, particularly in an Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse context.
maianoun	A female given name from Latin of recent usage.
chronosnoun	(Greek mythology) The personification of time.
tychenoun	(Greek mythology, in the singular) The goddess of luck/fortune; counterpart of the Roman Fortuna.