Moirae
WordNet

noun


(1)   The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns
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Etymology


Plural form of moira from the Greek meaning "fate", from moros, (fate, destiny, doom, lot) from meiresthai, (to receive one's share).

Proper noun


Moirae
  1. The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled the destiny of everyone, by weaving with the thread of life.
 
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