[ 4 syll. a-nas-ta-sia, an-astas-ia ] The baby girl name Anastasia is pronounced ae-Nah-ST AE S-Yah or ae-Nah-ST EY-ZHah (English) â . Anastasia's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English, German, Greek, and Russian.The Greek anastasis is itself from ana and stasis (meaning 'standing, standstill'). The name was borne by the venerated 4th-century martyr, Saint Anastasia, who was martyred at Sirmium in Dalmatia.It was popular with early Christians due to the association of its meaning with the start of a new life for a child.he Greek anastasis is itself from ana and stasis (meaning 'standing, standstill'). The name was borne by the venerated 4th-century martyr, Saint Anastasia, who was martyred at Sirmium in Dalmatia. It was popular with early Christians due to the association of its meaning with the start of a new life for a child.
mene, mene, tekel, upharsin n (Old Testament) the words that appeared on the wall during Belshazzar's Feast (Daniel 5:25), interpreted by Daniel to mean that God had doomed the kingdom of Belshazzar (Aramaic: numbered, numbered, weighed, divided). mene, mene, tekel, upharsin.
Save. tetanus /ËtÉtnÉs/ noun. tetanus. /ËtÉtnÉs/. noun. Learner's definition of TETANUS. [noncount] medical. : a dangerous disease that is caused by bacteria that usually enter the body through a cut or wound â Tetanus causes muscles and especially muscles in the jaw to become stiff.â Tetanus causes muscles and especially muscles in the jaw to become stiff.â called also (informal) lockjaw.Comments & Questions. a dangerous disease that is caused by bacteria that usually enter the body through a cut or wound â Tetanus causes muscles and especially muscles in the jaw to become stiff. â Tetanus causes muscles and especially muscles in the jaw to become stiff. â called also (informal) lockjaw. Comments & Questions.