'Mara' definitions:

Definition of 'Mara'

(from WordNet)
noun
Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
noun
Hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina [syn: mara, Dolichotis patagonum]

Definition of 'Mara'

From: GCIDE
  • Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.) The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mara'

From: GCIDE
  • Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See Nightmare.] (Norse Myth.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mara'

From: GCIDE
  • Mara \Ma"ra\, n. (Zool.) The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent ({Dolichotis patagonum} or Dolichotis Patagonicus) of the pampas of Argentina. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'mara'

From: Easton
  • Mara bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).

Definition of 'mara'

From: Hitchcock
  • Mara, Marah, bitter; bitterness