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  1. geasnoun

    A vow or obligation placed upon a person.

  2. geasnoun

    A curse.

  3. geasnoun

    A mystical compulsion.

  4. Etymology: From the geis.

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  1. Geas

    A geiscode: gle promoted to code: ga or geascode: gle promoted to code: ga (pl. geasacode: gle promoted to code: ga ) is an idiosyncratic taboo, whether of obligation or prohibition, similar to being under a vow or curse, yet the observance of which can also bring power and blessings. It is also used to mean specifically a spell prohibiting some action. Geasacode: gle promoted to code: ga are common in Irish and Scottish folklore and mythology, as well as in modern English-language fantasy fiction.The word originates in Old Irish, also known as Old Gaelic, and retains the same form in Modern Irish (nominative singular geiscode: gle promoted to code: ga /ɟɛʃ/, nom. plural geasacode: gle promoted to code: ga /ˈɟasˠə/; genitive sg. geisecode: gle promoted to code: ga /ˈɟɛʃə/, gen. pl. geascode: gle promoted to code: ga /ɟasˠ/). In modern Scottish Gaelic, the spelling has evolved in a slightly different direction (nom. sg. geascode: gla promoted to code: gd /kʲes/, nom. pl. geasancode: gla promoted to code: gd , gen. sg. geiscode: gla promoted to code: gd or geasacode: gla promoted to code: gd ). It has also been borrowed into English in both forms (sg. geas or geis /ɡɛʃ/ or /ˈɡi.əʃ/, pl. geasa)).

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  1. ages

  2. sage

  3. Sega

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GEAS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GEAS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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