Minerva

noun

Mi·​ner·​va mə-ˈnər-və How to pronounce Minerva (audio)
: the Roman goddess of wisdom compare athena

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The film is represented by Minerva Pictures and TVCO for international sales. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2025 The Pentagon, meantime, has slashed funding for the Minerva Research Initiative, a program started in 2008 to support social science research in areas that could have an impact on national security in global hot spots. Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 15 May 2025 But when tasked with designing the brand’s first hotel, on Rome’s quiet Piazza della Minerva, in the shadow of the Pantheon, Hugo Toro took care not to fall back on literary cliché or neoclassical pastiche. Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2025 In addition to Essiedu, John Lithgow has been cast as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Professor Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. Esther Kang, People.com, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Minerva

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Minerva was in the 14th century

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“Minerva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Minerva. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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