Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An avenging deity or spirit, the masculine personification of Nemesis, frequently evoked in Greek tragedy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A relentless avenging spirit; a nemesis.
- noun [capitalized] A genus of bats from the Upper Eocene phosphorites of France.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek alastōr, from alastos, unforgettable : a-, not; see a– + lanthanein, lath-, to escape notice.]
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Examples
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As morning star, dew glistered web, I am your alastor.
The Lucifer Cantos 2/13 Hal Duncan 2009
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As morning star, dew glistered web, I am your alastor.
Archive 2009-07-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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Orestes (Electra, Euripides) asks whether it may not be an avenging daemon (alastor) in the shape of a god, that bids him avenge his father.
Shakespeare, Bacon, and the Great Unknown Andrew Lang 1878
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Looking forward to the next episode. alastor Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 05: 32 AM EST
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Looking forward to the next episode. alastor Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 05: 32 AM EST
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