Thor's hammer

noun

Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.

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hammer of ThorMjöllnirMjollnirrod from God
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Meanings

nounThor's hammer (plural Thor's hammers)

plural Thor's hammers · alternative Thor's Hammer

  1. GermanicNorsehuman sciencesMjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.

    Synonyms: hammer of Thor, Hammer of Thor, Mjöllnir, Mjollnir, rod from God, rod from god

  2. slangengineeringAn orbital drop hypervelocity kinetic energy weapon (KEW). A theoretical weapon, originating from a U.S. government study, Project Thor, from the 1950s.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups.

Similar
hammer of ThorHammer of ThorMjöllnirMjollnirrod from Godrod from god

Origin

From Thor + hammer.

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