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Definition of Moira
1. n. The deity who assigns to every man his lot.
Definition of Moira
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) The personification of fate. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Irish female given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moira
1. fate or destiny, in ancient Greek religion [n -RAI]
Medical Definition of Moira
1. The deity who assigns to every man his lot. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moira
Literary usage of Moira
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"At the same time, on his own behalf he was willing to approach Pitt, and sent
Moira to the lord advocate in March 1804 with a message, intended for Pitt, ..."
2. A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815 by Spencer Walpole (1890)
"Lord Moira made Gover- bore a distinguished part. Moira was one of those ...
He inherited from his father the earldom of Moira ; he inherited from his ..."
3. The Correspondence of William Augustus Miles on the French Revolution, 1789-1817 by William Augustus Miles (1890)
"868 Mr. Miles to Lord Moira. February 21. Difficulties encountered by his
Lordship—Hopes of the country disappointed—Injudicious conduct of the Prince—The ..."
4. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1911)
"The contrast between the chromosome groups in Moira and Arbacia is so apparent
that in the equatorial plates of the hybrid vr-r — - — the hybrid nature of A ..."
5. Plays of the Harvard Dramatic Club by Harvard University Dramatic Club (1919)
"Moira sits on the edge of the couch, holding Billy close and trying to soothe him.]
PARSON. Moira, 't was to save the child's soul! Moira. ..."
6. The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century by James Anthony Froude (1874)
"Lord Moira took advantage of the silence of the Irish Government in the midst of
... He had seen in Ireland,' Lord Moira said in the English House of Lords, ..."
7. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Douglas Hyde, Charles Welsh, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"Moira O'NEILL," who was Miss Nesta Higginson, comes of an old Ulster family. ...
The poems of ''Moira O'Neill'' have mostly made their first appearance in ..."
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