Māra
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
Buddhism. Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment.
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Khoroshilov assisted Zan for such shows as Kaelen, The Academy or Art, Mara Hoffman, J.Crew, and Greg Lauren.
The majority of the violence in Honduras is carried out by two main gangs, Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and Barrio 18.
The Awful Facts Behind the White House's Plan to Help Honduras | Caitlin Dickson | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA sterling cast led by Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, and Paul Bettany.
How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret Weapon | Andrew Romano | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHarold and Mara remarried after nearly 30 years of living in sin, smoked a last joint together, and that was it.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs one story goes, Bianca Jagger, impressed, once made a plaster cast of Mara's posterior.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Madame Mara, the celebrated vocalist, took leave of the English stage.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellConna-mara, in the west of Ireland, properly spelled Cuan na mara, means "bays of the sea."
It endeavoured to smother sleepers like the Scandinavian hag Mara, and similarly deprived them of power to move.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. MackenzieThe candle came floating toward us through the dark, and in a few moments Adam and Eve and Mara were with us.
Lilith | George MacDonaldAdam and Eve stood before me the angels of the resurrection, and Mara was the Magdalene with them at the sepulchre.
Lilith | George MacDonald
British Dictionary definitions for mara (1 of 2)
/ (məˈrɑː) /
a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies)
Origin of mara
1British Dictionary definitions for mara (2 of 2)
/ (Spanish maˈra) /
one of several organized criminal gangs of Central American origin also operating in the US
Origin of mara
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