Moira

[ moi-ruh ]
/ ˈmɔɪ rə /

noun, plural Moi·rai [moi-rahy] /ˈmɔɪ raɪ/ for 1, 2.

Classical Mythology.
  1. the personification of fate.
  2. Moirai, the Fates.
(often lowercase) (among ancient Greeks) a person's fate or destiny.
a female given name.

Words related to moirai

chance, portion, case, status, accident, occurrence, fate, thing, time, detail, crisis, matter, incident, factor, action, coincidence, cause, event, fact, prospect

Example sentences from the Web for moirai

  • Even then these “Moirai” differ considerably from those of ancient Greek mythology.

    Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories |Anonymous

  • Then the soul of the brave Herakles was stirred within him, and he sware that the Moirai should not win the victory.

    Museum of Antiquity |L. W. Yaggy

  • But the mighty Moirai, whose word even Zeus himself may not turn aside, had fixed the doom of Meleagros.

    Museum of Antiquity |L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for moirai

Moirai
/ (ˈmɔɪriː) /

pl n singular Moira (ˈmɔɪrə)

the Moirai the Greek goddesses of fate Roman counterparts: the Parcae See Fates