Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Greek Mythology Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.
- n. A guiding spirit.
- n. A source of inspiration.
- n. A poet.
Wiktionary
- n. One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
Etymologies
- From Latin Musa. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old French, from Latin Mūsa, from Greek Mousa. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Oh, Stephenie, now I understand why Muse is your inspiration.”
“Of course Muse is amazing so they should have a song on the soundtrack for Eclipse because they have been on the soundtracks for the last two movies.”
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“Twifans are the best, I have to go now Muse is singing me to sleep … … ..”
“Muse is dropping their new CD today, and advanced reviews are stellar.”
“When my Muse is not whispering in my ear, I can usually find her by picking up my laptop and moving to another room, or to the corner cafe.”
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“I examine it, 'I was good-looking once like that young man, but my unpractised verse was full of infirmity, my Muse old as it were; and now I am old and rheumatic, and nothing to look at, but my Muse is young'.”
The Nobel Prize Medals and the Medal for the Prize in Economics
“And finally, Blood of the Muse is giving away a copy of Drood.”
“And, finally, Blood of the Muse is holding a contest where a lucky winner gets Sergei Lukyanenko's Night Watch.”
“Personally, I think Muse is artistic and astounding, while Bon Jovi is catchy but a little cheesy.”
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“Where the Cappella del Perdono attends to spiritual purity, the Tempietto delle Muse is dedicated to purity in philosophical and artistic inquiry. 21 12”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Muse’.
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MUSIC - progressive rock
Names of progressive / art / psychedelic / baroque rock bands. Non-Anglo-Saxon bands of supernational fame are also listed as long as their name is English.
Dream Theater, Yes, Emerson Lake and ..., Pink Floyd, Asia, Genesis, Tangerine Dream, King Crimson, Atomic Rooster, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Clouds and 176 more...
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LIT - Greco-Latin gods and heroes
Ganymede, Io, Olympia, Callisto, Hera, Kronos, Despoina, Hyades, Dyaus, Rhadamanthus, Semele, Leto and 198 more...
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LIT - Odyssey - key words and phrases
Key words of the Odyssey by Homer in English including all those famous repeating epitethons like
"bright-eyed Athene"
"wine-dark sea"
"rosy-fingered dawn"
"long suf...Odysseus, sea, Athene, goddess, land, Achaean, wind, wave, Ithaca, lead, Poseidon, mortal and 732 more...
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LIT - Iliad - key words and protagonists
abduct, abducting, abductor, Achaea, Achaean, Achilles, advise, Aegean, Aegean Sea, Aegina, aegis, Aeneas and 713 more...
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Favorite/Good Words
My favorites... I like words that "sound like" what they mean.
Abash, Aberrant, Abrasive, Accentuate, Acquiesce, Acrimonious, Adamant, Admonish, Adoration, Adorn, Adversely, Alacrity and 295 more...
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Muses
muse, Muses, muses, Muse, amuse, bemuse, amusement, amusement park, bal musette, museumgoer, museology, musette bag and 38 more...
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Sensational Words
These are some of my favorite words that spur the senses and capture one's attention.
Glacial, Lush, Plush, Ensnare, Retrospect, Abyss, Epiphany, Collateral, Cataclysm, Muse, Glorious, Absolution and 13 more...
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