6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.)
The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See
{Nightmare}.] (Norse Myth.)
A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on
their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The Patagonian cavy ({Dolichotis Patagonicus}).
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Mara
n 1: god of death; opposite of Kama [syn: {Mara}]
2: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: {Dolichotis
patagonum}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mara
bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself
because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mara, Marah, bitter; bitterness
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