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Definition of Ananke
1. Noun. Necessity beyond all supplications or sway. Conceived as the ultimate dictator of all fate and circumstances, to which even the gods must ultimately pay homage and deference. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ananke
1. a compelling necessity in ancient Greek religion [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ananke
Literary usage of Ananke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. French Prophets of Yesterday: A Study of Religious Thought Under the Second by Albert Léon Guérard (1913)
"A triple ananke (fate)," he said, "weighs upon all creation. ... Paris set forth
the ananke of dogma; Les Miserables, the ananke of laws ; the Toilers oj ..."
2. Progress in Religion to the Christian Era by Terrot Reaveley Glover (1922)
"That is poetic language; in plain prose, Nature manages her business by compulsion,
by necessity, ananke. Between Nomos and ananke there is a broad ..."
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