manes
plural noun
- in ancient Roman belief, the deified souls of the dead, esp. of dead ancestors
- the soul or spirit of a dead person
See manes in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or Ma·nes (māˈnēzˌ, mäˈnāsˌ)
plural noun- The spirits of the dead, regarded as minor supernatural powers in ancient Roman religion.
- (used with a sing. verb) The revered spirit of one who has died.
(māˈnēz) also Ma·ni (mäˈnē) A.D. 216?-276?
Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism. His religious movement, a rival to early Christianity, professed that the world is a fusion of the equal but opposite forces of good and evil.
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