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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Greek Myth.) The deity who assigns to every man his lot.
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The Greek word moira μοῖρα literally means a part or portion, and by extension one's portion in life or destiny.
Archive 2009-10-01 David McDuff 2009
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The Greek word moira μοῖρα literally means a part or portion, and by extension one's portion in life or destiny.
Moira David McDuff 2009
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Again, in the ancient Greek mythology, "moira" or fate of man never went unmet when he acted out of caprice or pride.
Ottawa Sun 2009
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Again, in the ancient Greek mythology, "moira" or fate of man never went unmet when he acted out of caprice or pride.
Ottawa Sun 2009
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Yes | No | Report from paulhar69 wrote 9 weeks 6 hours ago in the local paper it stated that the moira man was throwing wood in a bucket behind his house alone.
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Yes | No | Report from paulhar69 wrote 9 weeks 6 hours ago in the local paper it stated that the moira man was throwing wood in a bucket behind his house alone.
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The feeling that "this should not have happened", that it is against the divine/social/familial/natural order, sits at the heart of tragedy, in the concepts of miasma, moira & pathos, or hubris, ate & nemesis.
Strange Fiction 4 Hal Duncan 2006
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On screen is dr. moira mctaggart and a braindead person.
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He has indeed transferred to this body somehow and communicates with moira.
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The feeling that "this should not have happened", that it is against the divine/social/familial/natural order, sits at the heart of tragedy, in the concepts of miasma, moira & pathos, or hubris, ate & nemesis.
Archive 2006-07-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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