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CIDE DICTIONARY
manes, n. pl. [L.].
The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. [1913 Webster]
"Hail, O ye holy manes!" [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
manes, n.pl.
1 the deified souls of dead ancestors.
2 (as sing.) the revered ghost of a dead person.
1 the deified souls of dead ancestors.
2 (as sing.) the revered ghost of a dead person.
Etymology
ME f. L
DEVIL DICTIONARY
manes
n. The immortal parts of dead Greeks and Romans. They were in a state of dull discomfort until the bodies from which they had exhaled were buried and burned; and they seem not to have been particularly happy afterward.ROGET THESAURUS
manes
Corpse
N corpse, corse, carcass, cadaver, bones, skeleton, dry bones, defunct, relics, reliquiae, remains, mortal remains, dust, ashes, earth, clay, mummy, carrion, food for worms, food for fishes, tenement of clay this mortal coil, shade, ghost, manes, organic remains, fossils, cadaverous, corpse-like, unburied, sapromyiophyllous.Also see definition of "manes" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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