Definitions for minerva
mɪˈnɜr vəmin·er·va

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Minervanoun

   (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Minervanoun

   The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving; daughter of Jupiter and Juno

2. Etymology: From Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from men-es-wah₂, extended from the stem (, compare manas-vin-), ultimately from the men-.

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1. Minerva

   Minerva (Latin: [mɪˈnɛrwa]; Etruscan: Menrva) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. Minerva is not a patron of violence such as Mars, but of strategic war. From the second century BC onward, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena. Minerva is one of the three Roman deities in the Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno. She was the virgin goddess of music, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, and the crafts. She is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named as the "owl of Minerva", which symbolised her association with wisdom and knowledge as well as, less frequently, the snake and the olive tree. Minerva is commonly depicted as tall with an athletic and muscular build, as well as wearing armour and carrying a spear. As the most important Roman goddess, she is highly revered, honored, and respected. Marcus Terentius Varro considered her to be ideal and the plan for the universe personified.

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1. minerva

   Minerva is the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, poetry, medicine, commerce, strategic warfare, weaving, crafts, and magic. She is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl, which symbolizes her ties to wisdom. In mythology, she is known as the virgin goddess of wisdom, equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena. The term "Minerva" is also used in contemporary literature and pop culture to symbolize wisdom or intelligence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Minervanoun

   the goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene

2. Etymology: [L.]

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1. Minerva

   Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade, and defense. She was born from the godhead of Jupiter with weapons. From the 2nd century BC onwards, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena. She was the virgin goddess of music, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, magic. She is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named as the "owl of Minerva", which symbolizes that she is connected to wisdom.

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1. Minerva

   mi-nėr′va, n. the Roman goddess of wisdom, of the arts and sciences, and of war—identified with the Greek Athena.—Minerva Press, a printing-office in Leadenhall Street, London, whence were issued about the close of the 18th century a long series of highly sentimental novels. [L., prob. from root of mens, mentis, the mind.]

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1. Minerva

   the Roman virgin goddess of wisdom and the arts, identified with the Greek Athena (q. v.); born full-armed from the brain of Jupiter, and representing his thinking, calculating, inventive power, and third in rank to him.

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1. Minerva

   (Miner′va), the goddess of wisdom, war, and the liberal arts, is said to have sprung from the head of Jupiter fully armed for battle. She was a great benefactress of mankind, and patroness of the fine arts. She was the tutelar deity of the city of Athens. She is also known by the names of Pallas, Parthenos, Tritonia, and Glaukopis. She was very generally worshiped by the ancients, and her temple at Athens, the Parthenon, still remains. She is represented in statues and pictures as wearing a golden helmet encircled with an olive branch, and a breastplate. In her right hand she carries a lance, and by her side is the famous aegis or shield, covered with the skin of Amalthaea, the goat which nourished Jupiter; and for the boss of the shield is the head of Medusa. An owl, the emblem of meditation, is on the left; and a cock, the emblem of courage, on the right. The Elgin Marbles in the British Museum, London, were brought from the Parthenon, her temple at Athens.

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1. MINERVA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minerva is ranked #33810 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Minerva surname appeared 673 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Minerva.
   
   83.6% or 563 total occurrences were White.
   9% or 61 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.1% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.9% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Roman Deity
   • Roman Mythology

Anagrams for minerva »

1. vermian

How to pronounce minerva?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of minerva in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of minerva in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of minerva in a Sentence

1. Ethel Barrymore:

   For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus by the Supreme Being in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=minerva
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Minerva
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minerva
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=minerva
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=minerva
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Minerva
9. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=minerva
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html