Mara

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.)
     The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See
     {Nightmare}.] (Norse Myth.)
     A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on
     their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mara \Ma"ra\, n. (Zool.)
     The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent ({Dolichotis
     patagonum} or {Dolichotis Patagonicus}) of the pampas of
     Argentina.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mara
       n 1: god of death; opposite of Kama
       2: hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: {Dolichotis
          patagonum}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Mara
     bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself
     because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Mara, Marah, bitter; bitterness