Associations to the word «Orcus»

Wiktionary

ORCUS, proper noun. The Etruscan and Roman god of the underworld
ORCUS, proper noun. A large trans-Neptunian object and plutino, sometimes referred to as the 'anti-Pluto'

Dictionary definition

ORCUS, noun. God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats