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Fates
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fates
English
The +
Etymology
Plural of en fate.
Pronunciation
en /feɪts/
en eɪts 1
Proper noun
p 1
en Greek mythology Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
17 III "Oh, no!" said he, with a most imperturbable air, "I always make allowance for feminine weakness; I do not expect your mind to follow mine!""Now, the Fates forbid that it should!" thought Henrietta.
1944, Ralph Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Through the years we all will be together / If the Fates allow
Synonyms
en Moirai Greek mythology, en Parcae Roman mythology, en Sudice Slavic mythology
Coordinate terms
en Norn
Related terms
en Fate
Translations
supernatural beings who control destiny
Dutch: nl schikgodinnen
Esperanto: eo Sortoj
French: fr Moires f-p, fr Parques f-p
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Μοῖραι f-p
Hungarian: hu moirák p, hu párkák p
Irish: ga Bandéithe na Cinniúna m-p, ga Fáithe m-p Na Fáithe
Italian: it Moire f-p, it Parche f-p
Latin: la Parcae
Tagalog: tl Parkas
See also
en Graces
Anagrams
en aefst fetas Festa TAFEs Feast feats festa feast atefs
en Gods