furies

  • 1Furies — [fyoor′ēz] pl.n. 〚ME < L Furiae, pl. of furia, FURY〛 Gr. & Rom. Myth.Gr. Myth. Rom. Myth. the three terrible female spirits with snaky hair (Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera) who punish the doers of unavenged crimes * * * Group of Greco Roman&#8230; …

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  • 2Furies — Fu ries, n. pl. See {Fury}, 3. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Furies — Furies, ein Seidenzeug; bedruckter Atlas …

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  • 4furies — que les Payens pensoyent tenir le guet sur ceux qui mal faisoyent, et les punir apres leur mort, Furiae furiarum, Eumenides …

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  • 5Furies — [fyoor′ēz] pl.n. [ME &LT; L Furiae, pl. of furia, FURY] Gr. & Rom. Myth.Gr. Myth. Rom. Myth. the three terrible female spirits with snaky hair (Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera) who punish the doers of unavenged crimes …

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  • 6Furies — Fury Fu ry, n.; pl. {Furies}. [L. furia, fr. furere to rage: cf. F. furie. Cf. {Furor}.] 1. Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or enthusiasm. [1913 Webster] Her wit began to be with a divine fury inspired. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 …

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  • 7Furies — Érinyes &#160;Pour la pièce d Eschyle, voir Les Euménides. Oreste tourmenté par une Éri …

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  • 8Furies — Synonyms and related words: Alecto, Fury, Megaera, Nemesis, Tisiphone, avenger, burning rage, furious rage, furor, fury, passion, rage, revanchist, tearing passion, the Erinyes, the Eumenides, the Furies, towering rage, vehemence, vindicator,&#8230; …

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  • 9Furies de Toronto — Données clés Fondé le 1998 sous le nom des Aeros de North York Siège Toronto, &#160;Ontario …

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  • 10Furies (disambiguation) — Furies, or Erinyes, were mythological personifications of vengeance.Furies may also refer to: * The Furies, an influential Irish folk group * The Furies (film), a 1950 Western film by Anthony Mann * Furies (Xena), fictional characters on the Xena …

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