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Moirai in a sentence

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Moirai | Moiraine

Moirai meaning

  1. The three Fates, personifications of destiny.
  2. One's own destiny; fate.

Synonyms of Moirai

moirae greek deity

Related words

Other words often associated with Moirai or its synonyms:

divinity immortal deity god

Using Moirai

  • The main meaning on this page is: The three Fates, personifications of destiny. | One's own destiny; fate.
  • Useful related words include: moirae, greek deity.
  • In the example corpus, moirai often appears in combinations such as: the moirai, moirai and.

Context around Moirai

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

goddesses 1×

Often after:

fates 1×

Sentence patterns with Moirai

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alkmene the moirai fates and 1× fate goddesses moirai and parcae 1× overcame the moirai and they 1× the moirai were aggrieved 1× to the moirai and eleithyia 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the birth 1× galinthias fearing that 1× moreoever theories have 1× the moirai were 1×

Common sentence endings:

continuous birth pangs 1× deceived the gods 1× go their arms 1× had been abolished 1× moirai and parcae 1×

Words around Moirai

Just before it in the word index:

moira 128 moir 53 moipone 3 moinuddin 4 moins 2 moinet 2

Just after it in the word index:

moiraine 6 moirang 2 moirangthem 3 moire 3 mois 8 moisand 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Moirai

  • In this selection, "moirai" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, goddesses and fates stand out and add context to how "moirai" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alkmene the moirai fates and and fate goddesses moirai and parcae. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "moirai" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with moirai

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At all this, consternation of course overcame the Moirai and they immediately let go their arms. (16 words)

The Moirai were aggrieved at this and took away the womanly parts of Galinthias since, being but a mortal, she had deceived the gods. (24 words)

As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Galinthias, fearing that the pains of her labour would drive Alkmene mad, ran to the Moirai and Eleithyia and announced that by desire of Zeus a boy had been born to Alkmene and that their prerogatives had been abolished. (39 words)

Moreoever, theories have been proposed that the idea that there are three main norns may be due to a late influence from Greek and Roman mythology, where there are also spinning fate goddesses ( Moirai and Parcae ). (36 words)

As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs. (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs.

At all this, consternation of course overcame the Moirai and they immediately let go their arms.

Galinthias, fearing that the pains of her labour would drive Alkmene mad, ran to the Moirai and Eleithyia and announced that by desire of Zeus a boy had been born to Alkmene and that their prerogatives had been abolished.

Moreoever, theories have been proposed that the idea that there are three main norns may be due to a late influence from Greek and Roman mythology, where there are also spinning fate goddesses ( Moirai and Parcae ).

The Moirai were aggrieved at this and took away the womanly parts of Galinthias since, being but a mortal, she had deceived the gods.

Common combinations with moirai

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "moirai" in a sentence?
An example: "As the birth throes for Herakles were pressing on Alkmene, the Moirai (Fates) and Eileithyia (Birth-Goddess), as a favour to Hera, kept Alkmene in continuous birth pangs." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "moirai" from authentic English texts.
What does "moirai" mean?
Moirai means: The three Fates, personifications of destiny.
What are synonyms of "moirai"?
Common synonyms of "moirai" include: moirae, greek deity.
How many example sentences with "moirai" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "moirai", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.