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mara |
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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