Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the Furies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun One of the
Furies , Erinyes in Greek mythology, the cause of jealousy and envy, who punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the three Furies
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Megaera.
Examples
-
He can't even straighten out his feelings about the nighttime visit " or was it just a dream " by the lady called Megaera, and now he is about to have visitors.
The Towers of the Sunset Modesitt, L. E. 1992
-
Monsieur Balzac very angry with Buchanan, for the same reason; nor will he by any means let us substitute Belzebub, Asmodeus, and Leviathan, in the room of Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera, which is, in his Opinion, perfect
Epistle to a Friend Concerning Poetry (1700) and the Essay on Heroic Poetry (second edition, 1697) Samuel Wesley
-
"Megaera -" His voice is tentative, not the voice of the lightnings and thunders he has been.
The Towers of the Sunset Modesitt, L. E. 1992
-
Alecto is ready to annihilate us all in a fit of rage, Tisiphone will happily punish us with death for all of our misdeeds, and Megaera wants to shred us out of jealousy.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
-
If the cup was half full for the older triplets, it was half empty for Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
-
Megaera regarded the small ambered bee in her hand.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
-
Maybe he would return it to Megaera when he arrived.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
-
Jack handed a thin cloth-covered book to Erec called Writings of Megaera.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
-
Erec ordered a molten amber parfait in honor of Megaera and his bee, although it tasted more like honey than hot liquid rock on the ice cream.
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
-
Gods of the Junii, with this offering I ask you to summonTyche, Megaera, and Nemesis so that they may witness this curse.
More champagne socialist New Labour sleaze: Jacqui Smith Home Sec & expenses fiddler. FIDO The Dog 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.