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ˈɛl drɪtʃel·dritch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthlyadjective

    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

    "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley

Wiktionary

  1. eldritchadjective

    unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie

  2. Etymology: from earlier elrich, equivalent to Old English el- (see else) + rīċe "realm, kingdom" (see rich); hence “of a strange country, pertaining to the Otherworld”; compare Old English ellende "in a foreign land, exiled" (compare German Elend "penury, distress" and Dutch ellende "misery"), Runic Norse alja-markir "foreigner".

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  1. eldritch

    Eldritch is an adjective used to describe something strange, eerie, or uncanny, often in a way that provokes fear or unease. It is typically associated with the supernatural or unknown.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eldritchadjective

    hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh

Wikidata

  1. Eldritch

    Eldritch is a progressive/power metal band formed in 1991 in Italy. Their history began when Eugene Simone, Adriano Dal Canto, and Terence Holler formed a band with the intent of putting out some demos. Right after the lineup was complete and the demos started to spread over the scene, the interest towards the band began to grow until Limp Schoor, in 1993 accepted to be their manager. In 1995 the band put out the debut album Seeds of Rage for Inside Out Music label. The album had good success, winning an award as Album of the Month on the German magazine Heavy, oder was!?. Two years later, in 1997, the band proceeded to follow the same flow in terms of musical ideals, to the point where they published Headquake, having success again, and at the time the Organization of the Gods of Metal Festival was convinced to include them in the bill. By the end of the same year another important step took place, and it was a promotional tour in support of Angra, by which Eldritch achieved European consense. 1998 was the year of a change in style. With the publishing of El Nino the band followed influences such as Metallica, Coroner, and Annihilator. The crowd and the media appreciated very much their change as their albums selling grew and a successful tour with Threshold and Pain Of Salvation came. 1998 is even the year of a lineup change.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Eldritch

    el′drich, adj. (Scot.) weird, hideous. [Der. obscure: perh. conn. with elf.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Eldritch in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Eldritch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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