Definitions
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- noun A woman adviser or counselor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Roman mythology, a prophetic nymph or divinity, the instructress of Numa Pompilius, and invoked as the giver of life.
- noun [NL.] In zoology: A genus of brachyurous decapod crustaceans, of the family Maiidæ, or spidercrabs. E. indica is an Indian species.
- noun A genus of bivalve shells, of the family Donacidæ, generally considered to be the same as
Galatea . - noun [NL.] See
Ægeria . - noun The 13th planetoid, discovered by De Gasparis, at Naples, in 1850.
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- proper noun Roman mythology A
nymph orminor goddess fromRoman mythology . - proper noun astronomy 13 Egeria, the
asteroid .
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- noun small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants
Etymologies
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Examples
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In vain Egeria begged him to forbear, seeing too late how much mischief her folly had done.
Parables From Nature 1857
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Before sailing we were joined by the "Egeria," and as it was the admiral's intention to visit Swatow we called in at Hope bay to allow him to turn over to the "Egeria" for that purpose.
In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 J. J. Smith
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Author was possibly referring to "Egeria", an English warship which is also mentioned elsewhere in the text.
In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 J. J. Smith
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In several other passages of the same work Silvia (also called Egeria, Echeria, Eiheria, and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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-- [MS. M.] [495] {416} [Byron is describing the so-called Grotto of Egeria, which is situated a little to the left of the Via Appia, about two miles to the south-east of the Porta di Sebastiano: "Here, beside the Almo rivulet [now the Maranna d.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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[From Charles Mackay's New Volume of Poems, "Egeria," &c.]
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various
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"Egeria," probably the most refined and artistic of all his productions; and in 1856 he gave to the world "The Lump of Gold," and "Under Green
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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Mrs. Hemans under the name of Egeria, appeared in 1830.
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Shortly before her martyrdom in the amphitheater of Carthage Vibia Perpetua wrote of a vision she had had in which she turned into a man and handed defeat to her opponent the Devil; according to her admirer Jerome, Egeria conquered the Egyptian desert with “manly courage.”
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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These women included Paula, a close intimate of Jerome, who wrote an epitaph recording her journey of the 380s; Egeria, traveling in the same decade, who wrote her own account of her travels; and the two Melanias, Melania the Elder, an ascetic member of the senatorial elite who founded monasteries in Jerusalem, and her granddaughter Melania the Younger.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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