Parcae

American  

[pahr-see, -kahy] / ˈpɑr si, -kaɪ /

plural noun

singular

Parca

1. the three Fates of ancient Rome, developed out of the goddess Parca by identification with the Moerae of Greek mythology.

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Parcae British  

/ ˈpɑːsiː /

plural noun

1. Greek counterparts: the Moirai.  the Roman goddesses of fate

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Example Sentences

The Parcae and the Erinnyes figured as dark angels of Destiny.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

Jupiter answers him: If you will renounce Rome, the Parcae shall spin for you different fates, you shall become wise, you shall be happy. sextus—Why must I renounce the hope of a crown?

From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by Huggard, E.M.

Though the Parcae have woven for me the destiny of a dog, it is the hand of Bacchus that shall sever the fatal thread!'

From Antonina by Collins, Wilkie

Thus in the bygone day Peleus' fate foretelling Chaunted from breasts divine prophetic verse the Parcae.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Therein I hear the Parcae reel The threads of man at their humming wheel, The threads of life and power and pain, So sweet and mournful falls the strain.

From Poems Household Edition by Emerson, Ralph Waldo