manes

plural noun

ma·​nes ˈmä-ˌnās  ˈmā-ˌnēz 

1

often capitalized : the deified spirits of the ancient Roman dead honored with graveside sacrifices

2

: the venerated or appeased spirit of a dead person

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for manes

• abstains
• achenes
• alkanes
• attains
• biplanes
• bloodstains
• campaigns
• complains
• constrains
• contains
• detains
• disdains