Manes
pronunciation
How to pronounce Manes in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Manes in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
Word Origin
- Manes (pl.)
- "Gods of the Lower World," in Roman religion, from Latin manes "departed spirit, ghost, shade of the dead, deified spirits of the underworld," usually said to be from Latin manus "good," thus properly "the good gods," a euphemistic word, but Tucker suggests a possible connection instead to macer, thus "the thin or unsubstantial ones."
Example
- 1. With his husky looks and his wild manes , dan was looking kind of bearish himself .
- 2. I will print in the missing manes for you .
- 3. If you lose in an argument , you can still call your opponent manes .
- 4. Their big manes can also cause their bodies to overheat more quickly , but if they are near the kill they will eat first .
- 5. Two southern lions , one from houston and another from tyler , texas , both sport impressive manes , the judges say .