English Explanatory Dictionary

Eris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia;
  2. The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia; (religion, Discordianism) the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorder.
  3. the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorder.
  4. The celestial body 136199 Eris, the most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the largest known object in the scattered disk; formerly nicknamed Xena.
  5. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪəɹɪs/ /ˈɛɹɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Eris.wav

Word forms

Eris

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris), from ἔρις (éris, “strife”). See also Eris (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Eris (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Synonyms

Discordia 136199 Eris 2003 UB313 136199 Eris (2003 UB313) Xena ⯰ ⯱

Related words

Aneris eristic apple of discord

Derived words

Eridian Erisian Erisianism Eris I

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 艾莉絲 /艾莉丝 Chinese Mandarin: 厄里斯 Chinese Mandarin: 厄莉絲 /厄莉丝 Czech: Eris Esperanto: Eriso Finnish: Eris French: Éris Greek: Έρις Ancient Greek: Ἔρις Irish: Earas Italian: Eris Italian: Eride Khmer: អែរីស Latin: Discordia Macedonian: Ери́да Polish: Eris Polish: Eryda Portuguese: Éris Russian: Эри́да Spanish: Eris Spanish: Érida Spanish: Éride
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