manes
noun/ˈmɑːneɪz/
Etymology From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”).
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The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.
- this was the Ustrina or place of burning their bodies, or some sacrificing place unto the Manes1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 9:
- Still may the manès of thy children rise To chase calm slumber from thy wearied eyes; Still may their voices on the haunted air In fearful whispers tell thee to despair,1819, Felicia Hemans, The Wife of Asdrubal, Tales and Historic Scenes, page 171:
1 more example
- At this instant the trappings of his attire caught the glaring eye-balls of a dying yeoman, who exerted his wasting strength to sacrifice one more worthy victim to the manes of his countrymen.1869, J[ames] Fenimore Cooper, “Moral Tales and Sketches § Battle of Bunker Hill”, in H. A. Cleveland, editor, Golden Sheaves Gathered from the Fields of Ancient and Modern Literature: A Miscellany of Choice Reading for the Entertainment of the Old and the Young in Hours that Are Lonely and Weary, Zeigler, McCurdy & Co., page 24: