manes

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ma·nes / ˈmänˌās; ˈmāˌnēz/ • pl. n. (in Roman mythology) the deified souls of dead ancestors.

manes

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manes souls of the departed, esp. as beneficent spirits (XIV) XVII. — L. mānēs pl., perh. f. mānis, mānus good.

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