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Webster 1913 Edition
Nemesis
Nem′e-sis
(nĕm′ē̍-sĭs)
, p
rop.
Noun.
(Class. Myth.)
The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.
This is that ancient doctrine of
nemesis
who keeps watch in the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised. Emerson.