FURIES

Meaning of FURIES in English

Fu ‧ ries, The /ˈfjʊ ə riz/ BrE AmE

in Greek ↑ mythology , three frightening goddesses who had snakes instead of hair and who punished people for doing bad things, especially people who murdered members of their own family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

FURIES — Group of Greco-Roman goddesses of vengeance. The Furies lived in the underworld and ascended to earth to pursue the wicked. …
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FURIES — plural of fury
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FURIES — (pl. ) of Fury
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FURIES — (n. pl.) See Fury, 3.
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FURIES — ( pl. ) of Fury
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FURIES — ( n. pl. ) See Fury, 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FURIES — noun ·pl ·see fury, 3. 2. furies ·pl of fury.
Webster English vocab
FURIES — Furies, f~ BrE AmE ˈfjʊər iz ˈfjɔːr- AmE ˈfjʊr iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FURIES — n. Group of Greco-Roman goddesses of vengeance. The Furies lived in the underworld and ascended to earth to pursue the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FURIES — Synonyms and related words : Alecto, Fury, Megaera, Nemesis, Tisiphone, avenger, burning rage, furious rage, furor, fury, passion, rage, revanchist, …
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FURIES — [Roman] The Roman goddess of vengeance. They are equivalent to the Greek Erinyes. The Furies, who are usually characterized as …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
FURIES — Ярость
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FURIES — Эринии
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FURIES — Умоисступления
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FURIES — Неистовства
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FURIES — Ярость
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FURIES, THE — Fu ‧ ries, The /ˈfjʊ ə riz/ BrE AmE in Greek ↑ mythology , three frightening goddesses who had snakes …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FURY — noun (plural furies) Etymology: Middle English furie, from Latin furia, from furere to rage Date: 14th century intense, disordered, and …
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EUMENIDES — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, the gracious ones Date: 1536 the Furies in Greek mythology
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URANUS — I Seventh planet from the Sun. It was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel (see Herschel family ) and named …
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ORESTES — In Greek mythology , the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. According to Homer , Orestes was away when his father …
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GREEK RELIGION — Beliefs, rituals, and mythology of the ancient Greeks. Though the worship of the sky god Zeus began as early as …
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FREE — I. ˈfrē adjective ( fre·er ˈfrēə(r), ˈfri(ə)r, -iə ; fre·est ˈfrēə̇st) Etymology: Middle English fre, free, from Old English frēo; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FURY — /fyoor"ee/ , n. , pl. furies . 1. unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORESTES — in Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae (or Argos), and his wife, Clytemnestra. According to Homer, Orestes was …
Britannica English vocabulary
EUMENIDES — [Greek] A euphemistic Greek term for the Erinyes (Furies). The name means something like "the kind ones, the well-minded, or …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ALECTO — [Greek] Alecto was one of the Erinyes or Furies in Greek mythology. The Furies were three avenging deities. Their names …
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