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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley