Definitions for Parcae

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Parcae Par·cae

Spelling: [pahr-see, -kahy]

IPA: /ˈpɑr si, -kaɪ/

Parcae is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 105 anagrams from letters in Parcae (aacepr).

Definitions for Parcae

noun

1. an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny. Compare Parcae.
2. any one of the Parcae.

plural noun

1. the three Fates of ancient Rome, developed out of the goddess Parca by identification with the Moerae of Greek mythology.

Examples for Parcae

Pluto was perplexed; his confidence in the Parcae was shaken.

In the meantime with shaking bodies and infirm gesture the Parcae began to intone their veridical chant.

But in no part of Italy does there seem to be any distinct recollection of the Parcae.

We do not give that up till we are a hundred or till the Parcae cut the thread of life.

Have the Parcae fallen asleep, because you wanted to make money in the City?

These causes of delay now vanished, the Parcae closed the abrupt woof, and lifted the impending shears.

So these Parcae, daughters of the shears, arranged and settled the young man's fate.

With such soothsaying songs of yore did the Parcae chant from divine breast the felicitous fate of Peleus.

Parcae, The (Par′cae), were goddesses who presided over the destiny of human beings.

The Parcae and the Erinnyes figured as dark angels of Destiny.