moirai

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noun

The three Fates, personifications of destiny.

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Moirae
OriginAncient Greek μοῖρα →
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Meanings

nounmoirai pl (plural only)
  1. Greekpluralplural onlyhuman sciencesThe three Fates, personifications of destiny.
  2. pluralplural onlyOne's own destiny; fate.

    Public fact becomes private reality, and the seasons of a Midwestern town become the Moirai of our small lives.

    1970, Toni Morrison, “Summer”, in The Bluest Eye

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns

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Moirae
Broader
Greek deity
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moirae

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμοῖρα
  2. Englishmoirai

From Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra).

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APA

moirai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moirai

MLA

“moirai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moirai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moirai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moirai.

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