Manes

Pronunciation

• enPR: mäʹnāz, IPA: /ˈmɑːneɪz/

From Latin manes ("spirits of the dead").

Full definition of manes

Noun

1. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence.
• 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin 2005, p. 9this was the Ustrina or place of burning their bodies, or some sacrificing place unto the Manes

Related terms

• manism
• manist

Pronunciation

• enPR: mānz, IPA: /meɪnz/

Noun

plural

1. Plural of mane

Anagrams

• amens
• manse
• means
• mensa, Mensa
• names