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Definitions for faerie
ˈfeɪ ə ri, ˈfɛər ifaerie

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fairy, faery, faerie, fay, spritenoun

    a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

  2. fairyland, faerie, faerynoun

    the enchanted realm of fairies

GCIDE

  1. Faerienoun

    The land of the fairies, in fables; fairyland.

Wiktionary

  1. faerienoun

    Realm of the fays, fairyland.

  2. Etymology: From faerie; re-introduced into English in deliberately archaising spelling in 1590 by Edmund Spenser in authoring the Faerie Queene.

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  1. faerie

    A faerie (or fairy) typically refers to a type of mythical, magical or supernatural being or spirit, often depicted as tiny humans with wings in literature and folklore. The term is generally used to describe creatures from European folklore who possess magical powers, and these beings might be benevolent or malevolent. The term is also used in modern fantasy literature to refer to a type of mythical creature or character.

Wikidata

  1. Faerie

    Faerie, The Fair Lands or The Twilight Realm is one of two fictional otherdimensional homelands for the Faerie, as published by DC Comics. The Vertigo Comics realm of Faerie is an amalgam of the mythological realms of Álfheimr, Otherworld, the Fortunate Isles, Tír na nÓg and Avalon. This mix is heavily influenced by Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is home to the faeries and other mythical races, ruled over by the Seelie Court and King Auberon and Queen Titania. Faerie debuted in The Books of Magic #3, and was created by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Faerie

    Faery, fā′ėr-i, n. (arch.) the world of fairies, fairyland: (obs.) a fairy. [A variant of fairy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of faerie in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of faerie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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