plural. The Fates, the three goddesses supposed to determine the course of human life.
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| 释义 | the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > the (three) Fates (15) weirdsc725 plural. The Fates, the three goddesses supposed to determine the course of human life. ParcaeeOE In Roman mythology: the Fates. the three sistersa1400 A member of a group of female mythological or imaginary beings, as the Muses or the Fates, etc.; esp. in the three sisters and variants. Cf. the fat… (the) fatal dames, ladies, sisters1552 Concerned or dealing with destiny. Of agents: Controlling the destinies of men. (the) fatal dames, ladies, sisters: the Fates, or Parcæ. the fatal t… the three Fatals1575 n. in plural. Fatal persons or things. the three Fatals: the three Fates or Parcæ. Obsolete. fate1600 Mythology. plural. In later Greek and Roman mythology, the three goddesses supposed to determine the course of human life (Greek Μοῖραι, Latin Parcæ… Subcategories:— one of (4) — thread spun by (3) — equipment used by (2) |
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