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Definition of Lemures
1. n. pl. Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.
Definition of Lemures
1. Noun. The spirits or ghosts of the dead. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lemures
1. the ghosts of the dead in ancient Roman religion [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemures
Literary usage of Lemures
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Some Imagist Poets: An Anthology by Richard Aldington (1915)
"... lemures IN Nineveh And beyond Nineveh In the dusk They were afraid. In Thebes
of Egypt In the dusk They chanted of them to the dead. ..."
2. Etruscan Inscriptions by Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford (1872)
"The lemures; and their subdivisions, the Lares, Larva, and Manes. 1. The lemures,—a
generic term (in its original and proper sense) for the spirits of the ..."
3. Greek and Roman Mythology by Hermann Steuding, Karl Pomeroy Harrington, Herbert Cushing Tolman (1897)
"(1) First among these should be mentioned the divinities representing souls: the
Maries, lemures, and Larvae. Closely akin to these were the Genii, ..."
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