Meaning

1 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.

    Manen

More definitions
  • a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)

Translations

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By meaning 1
spirits of the dead:

Origin

From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”).

From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”).

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Forms

plural: maneses
Singularmanes
Pluralmaneses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276):Mani

Word family

2 related words

See also

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