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Series of Gothic horror novels by Anne Rice
The Vampire Chronicles is a series of Gothic vampire novels and a media franchise, created by American author Anne Rice, that revolves around the fictional
The_Vampire_Chronicles
The following is a list of characters from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, which began with the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire. The series primarily
List of The Vampire Chronicles characters
List_of_The_Vampire_Chronicles_characters
1994 film directed by Neil Jordan
into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) into a vampire. The narrative
Interview with the Vampire (film)
Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film)
Fictional character
Armand is a fictional character in The Vampire Chronicles novels written by Anne Rice. At the end of the series, he is approximately 500 years of age
Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)
Armand_(The_Vampire_Chronicles)
1985 vampire novel by Anne Rice
The Vampire Lestat (1985) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the second in her Vampire Chronicles, following Interview with the Vampire
The_Vampire_Lestat
2022 American gothic horror television series
series created by Rolin Jones for AMC, based on The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, named after the first book. Starring Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe
Interview with the Vampire (TV series)
Interview_with_the_Vampire_(TV_series)
Topics referred to by the same term
The Vampire Chronicles is a novel series by Anne Rice The Vampire Chronicles or Vampire Chronicle may also refer to: Vampire Chronicles, a 1997 publication
The Vampire Chronicles (disambiguation)
The_Vampire_Chronicles_(disambiguation)
American author (1941–2021)
writing The Vampire Chronicles. She later adapted the first volume in the series into a commercially successful eponymous film, Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Anne_Rice
1976 novel by Anne Rice
collectively known as The Vampire Chronicles. A film adaptation was released in 1994 and a television series premiered in 2022. The novel has also been
Interview_with_the_Vampire
Series of supernatural horror novels by Anne Rice
debuted at No. 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Some characters from the trilogy cross over to Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, a series of gothic
Lives_of_the_Mayfair_Witches
Fictional secret society
The Talamasca, sometimes known as the Order of the Talamasca, is a fictional secret society featured in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the
Talamasca
1998 novel by Anne Rice
The Vampire Armand (1998) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the sixth in her The Vampire Chronicles series. With Lestat de Lioncourt still
The_Vampire_Armand
Shared fictional universe and media franchise
of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches supernatural horror novel series. The books, which originated with the 1976 novel Interview
Immortal_Universe
Necromancer: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Aro (Twilight series) Arra Sails (The Saga of Darren Shan) Arrow (The Saga
List_of_vampires
Fictional character created by Anne Rice
from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles novel series. Born in the mid 1700s, Lestat is an immortal vampire and the antihero of the franchise. Lestat
Lestat_de_Lioncourt
2000 novel by Anne Rice
Merrick is a 2000 vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the seventh book in her The Vampire Chronicles series. The novel includes some characters
Merrick_(novel)
Fictional character created by Anne Rice
Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series. He is the protagonist who tells his story in the first novel of the series, Interview with the Vampire. He begins
Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac
1992 novel by Anne Rice
The Tale of the Body Thief is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the fourth in her The Vampire Chronicles series, following The Queen of the
The_Tale_of_the_Body_Thief
American fiction writer
'Vampire Chronicles'". The Desert Sun. Retrieved October 31, 2020. Porter, Rick (May 13, 2020). "Anne Rice 'Vampire Chronicles' Lands At AMC". The Hollywood
Christopher_Rice
Thirteenth book of The Vampire Chronicles
Anne Rice, the 13th and last book in The Vampire Chronicles series, published on October 2, 2018. It is the first novel of The Vampire Chronicles to contain
Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat
Blood_Communion:_A_Tale_of_Prince_Lestat
2000 video game
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower, known in Japan as Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower, is a fighting game by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
Darkstalkers_Chronicle:_The_Chaos_Tower
1990 single by Concrete Blonde
experiences in New Orleans and reading The Vampire Chronicles series in the late 1980s. Contrary to its name, the song is about the loss of human happiness, not
Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)
Bloodletting_(The_Vampire_Song)
2002 film by Michael Rymer
Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, the third novel of the book series The Vampire Chronicles, although the film contains many plot elements from the novel's
Queen_of_the_Damned
1988 novel by Anne Rice
The Queen of the Damned (1988) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the third in her The Vampire Chronicles series. It follows Interview with
The_Queen_of_the_Damned
2025 American horror television series
that is based on the titular clandestine organization from Anne Rice's novels, specifically the Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches series
Talamasca:_The_Secret_Order
Novel by Anne Rice
American writer Anne Rice, the eleventh in The Vampire Chronicles series, published on October 28, 2014. Rice had originally stated the novel Blood Canticle
Prince_Lestat
television series about vampires, creatures from folklore that subsist by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European
List of vampire television series
List_of_vampire_television_series
2023 American drama television series
Rice began shopping a package combining film and TV rights to both The Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches. Rice was reportedly asking around $30 to $40
Mayfair_Witches
1995 novel by Anne Rice
Memnoch the Devil (1995) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the fifth in her Vampire Chronicles series, following The Tale of the Body Thief
Memnoch_the_Devil
American screenwriter and television producer (born 1969)
issues during the writing stage of the second season. In early 2018, Fuller was working on a television adaptation of The Vampire Chronicles novel series
Bryan_Fuller
Italian gothic metal band
Nunziati. By 1999 the band had a stable line-up, and recorded The Vampire Chronicles, the promotion for which saw Theatres des Vampires employing movie
Theatres_des_Vampires
American writer
book of her The Gardella Vampire Chronicles series to a division of Penguin Books, which published it in January 2007: the series arrives at a conclusion
Colleen_Gleason
2026 single by The Vampire Lestat
Interview with the Vampire, retitled The Vampire Lestat after Anne Rice's 1985 novel of the same name and its lead character, a vampire rock star. It was
All Fall Down (The Vampire Lestat song)
All_Fall_Down_(The_Vampire_Lestat_song)
Novel by Anne Rice
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis is a novel by American writer Anne Rice, the twelfth in The Vampire Chronicles series, published on November
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
Prince_Lestat_and_the_Realms_of_Atlantis
2002 novel by Anne Rice
Blackwood Farm is a 2002 vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the ninth book in her The Vampire Chronicles series. The novel includes some characters
Blackwood_Farm
The Gardella Vampire Chronicles is a series of historical romance fantasy novels by the American writer Colleen Gleason about a family of vampire hunters
The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
The_Gardella_Vampire_Chronicles
US writer
live in Austin, Texas. Fat Vampire Chronicles series: Fat Vampire series: Fat Vampire (2012), ISBN 9781629550015 Fat Vampire 2: Tastes Like Chicken (2012)
Johnny_B._Truant
Series of tabletop roleplaying game
series, Chronicles of Darkness, consists of eleven game lines: Vampire: The Requiem, Werewolf: The Forsaken, Mage: The Awakening, Promethean: The Created
World_of_Darkness
starred as the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac in the horror film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, which earned him the MTV Movie Award
List of awards and nominations received by Brad Pitt
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Brad_Pitt
2003 novel by Anne Rice
Blood Canticle is a 2003 vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the tenth book in her The Vampire Chronicles series. The novel includes some characters
Blood_Canticle
Mythical creature
A vampire is a mythical creature with a human-like appearance that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally, the blood) of humans. In European
Vampire
1999 novel by Anne Rice
Vittorio the Vampire (1999) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice. It is one of two novels in the New Tales of the Vampires series, along with
Vittorio_the_Vampire
Bibliography of an American author
The following is a complete list of books published by Anne Rice, an American author of Gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She has sold
Anne_Rice_bibliography
American filmmaker
adaptation of The Vampire Lestat, the second novel in author Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. The film adaptation was to combine elements of both the second and
Josh_Boone_(director)
Male given name, cognomen, and family name
The Thousand-Year Door Magnus (The Vampire Chronicles), in The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice Magnus, the real name of the Doctor Who character the Master
Magnus
Miss Havisham of "Great Expectations"". The Christian Science Monitor. Bell, Gabriel. "Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles Sequel - Prince Lestat". Refinery29.
List_of_recluses
1998 novel by Anne Rice
is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice. It is one of two novels in the New Tales of the Vampires series, along with Vittorio the Vampire. Pandora
Pandora_(Rice_novel)
Name list
Santino (The Vampire Chronicles), a fictional character in the Vampire Chronicles. Sonny Corleone, a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather
Santino
Conjectural literary genre
Vampire literature covers the spectrum of literary work concerned principally with the subject of vampires. The literary vampire first appeared in 18th-century
Vampire_literature
Death-Lord Archer & Armstrong Architect (The Matrix) Ares (Hercules and Xena) Armand (The Vampire Chronicles) Ashildr (Doctor Who) Atalanta (Pantheon)
List_of_fictional_immortals
Tabletop role playing game
Vampire Chronicles until "very late" in the development process but admitted she was probably an influence on the vampire films that inspired the game.
Vampire:_The_Masquerade
Best selling fiction authors to date in any language
copies surpassed those of the Bible between 1896 and 1918." (2006) The Daily Utah Chronicle Archived April 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine on Joshua
List of best-selling fiction authors
List_of_best-selling_fiction_authors
1994 album by Elliot Goldenthal
Goldenthal scored the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, working again with director and frequent collaborator Neil Jordan. The music is characterized
Interview with the Vampire (soundtrack)
Interview_with_the_Vampire_(soundtrack)
2005 Broadway musical based on the novels by Anne Rice
inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. The score is by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, with the book by Linda Woolverton. The musical had a brief run
Lestat_(musical)
2001 novel by Anne Rice
(2001) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the eighth book in her Vampire Chronicles series. The book begins with an ancient vampire of Nordic
Blood_and_Gold
Name list
Genevieve's husband from the film Rapture, portrayed by Peter Sallis Armand (The Vampire Chronicles), character from The Vampire Chronicles novels Count Armand
Armand_(name)
Subgenre of fantasy
associated with horror. Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman are early examples of this
Dark_fantasy
2009 American televison series
The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of
The_Vampire_Diaries
2022 soundtrack album by Daniel Hart
showrunner of the AMC television series Interview with the Vampire after AMC acquired the rights to Anne Rice's 18-book series The Vampire Chronicles and Lives
Interview with the Vampire (Original Television Series Soundtrack)
Interview_with_the_Vampire_(Original_Television_Series_Soundtrack)
Tabletop role-playing game
Vampire: The Requiem is a role-playing game published by White Wolf, Inc. for the Chronicles of Darkness setting, and the successor to the Vampire: The
Vampire:_The_Requiem
Topics referred to by the same term
character in the children's series The Electric Company Pandora, a character in The Vampire Chronicles novel series Pandora, a character in the Gallifrey
Pandora_(disambiguation)
1993 single by Annie Lennox
The Vampire Chronicles, by Anne Rice. Rice published the first installment, Interview with the Vampire, in 1976, and its sequel in 1985, The Vampire Lestat
Love_Song_for_a_Vampire
Topics referred to by the same term
Broadway show based on Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lestat. If an internal link
Lestat
Name list
player Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles), a character in Anne Rice's 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire Santiago, a character in the 2024 American superhero
Santiago_(name)
Topics referred to by the same term
Tinea versicolor, spots on the skin caused by yeast Total viable count, a measure of microorganisms The Vampire Chronicles, a series of novels Videoton
TVC
American rock band
reading The Vampire Chronicles series of Gothic vampire novels by American writer Anne Rice. As a result, they shifted to gothic rock during the 1990s,
Concrete_Blonde
2002 soundtrack album by various artists
Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack for the 2002 vampire film Queen of the Damned based on the Anne Rice novel
Queen of the Damned (soundtrack)
Queen_of_the_Damned_(soundtrack)
2026 single by The Vampire Lestat
series Interview with the Vampire, retitled The Vampire Lestat after Anne Rice's 1985 novel of same name and its lead character, a vampire rock star. It was
Butterscotch_Bitch
Book series by Christopher Pike
The Last Vampire series (later rebranded as Thirst) consists of books written by Christopher Pike and chronicles the life of Sita, a 5,000-year-old vampire
The_Last_Vampire
American TV channel
Interview with the Vampire for a third season, with the series now adapting the second Vampire Chronicles book The Vampire Lestat. The same month, AMC
AMC_(TV_channel)
Filipino actress (born 1996)
(September 23, 2017). "'Amalanhig: The Vampire Chronicle' review: Charmless disaster". Rappler. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved
Sanya_Lopez
2026 single by The Vampire Lestat
series Interview with the Vampire, retitled The Vampire Lestat after Anne Rice's 1985 novel of same name and its lead character, a vampire rock star. It was
Your_Biggest_Fan_(song)
Middle-earth Tales of Arcadia Tom Clancy media Top Gun The Vampire Chronicles Wicked Winnie-the-Pooh The Witcher Franchises originating in comics strips, comic
Lists of multimedia franchises
Lists_of_multimedia_franchises
American filmmaker (born 1956)
for AMC which premiered on October 26, 2025. The series is based on The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice. Uncredited writing
John_Lee_Hancock
Topics referred to by the same term
may also refer to: Akasha (comics), a character in the Marvel Universe Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles), a character in Anne Rice's novels (and screen adaptions)
Akasha_(disambiguation)
1986 single by Sting
noir novel Interview with the Vampire. He mentioned that "[this is] a beautiful book about this vampire which is a vampire by accident. He's immortal
Moon_over_Bourbon_Street
American actor (born 1969)
Interview with the Vampire (1994), Broken Arrow (1996), and Hard Rain (1998) as well as cult films like Gleaming the Cube (1989), Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Christian_Slater
British author (1971–2022)
has since written over twenty novels including the Clockwork Vampire Chronicles (a fantasy series), the Blood Dragon Empire grimdark fantasy novels, and
Andy_Remic
2026 single by The Vampire Lestat
Interview with the Vampire, retitled The Vampire Lestat after Anne Rice's 1985 novel of the same name and its lead character, a vampire rock star. It was
Long_Face_(song)
English actor (born 1959)
McGann appeared in the film adaptation of the third story from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, Queen of the Damned. McGann played the part of David Talbot
Paul_McGann
Topics referred to by the same term
young detective from a book series by Samaresh Majumdar Arjun (The Vampire Chronicles), a fictional character in novels by Anne Rice Arjun (1985 film)
Arjun
Topics referred to by the same term
the band Sparks Russell Mael (born 1948), American musician, member of the band Sparks Mael (The Vampire Chronicles), character from Anne Rice's The Vampire
Mael
American actress (born 1982)
from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011. Gleiberman, Owen (November 18, 1994). "Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles review"
Kirsten_Dunst
Australian pop rock duo
the world. They were renamed Savage Garden after a phrase from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice: "Beauty was a Savage Garden". John Woodruff (The Angels
Savage_Garden
Name list
Gormley Bianca Solderini, in the US Gothic vampire novel series The Vampire Chronicles Bianca Stratford, in the 1999 US teen romantic comedy film 10 Things
Bianca
American actress (born 1991)
Fabiano on the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous, Lucy Stone on the Nickelodeon musical sitcom Big Time Rush and as Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW's fantasy
Malese_Jow
American supernatural TV series (1997–2003)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American supernatural horror drama television series created by Joss Whedon. The show's concept is based on the 1992 film
Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer
Contemporary musical subculture
literary influence on the gothic scene was provided by Anne Rice's re-imagining of the vampire in 1976. In The Vampire Chronicles, Rice's characters were
Goth_subculture
2nd episode of the 1st season of Interview with the Vampire
eight-episode first season based on Interview with the Vampire, the first novel in The Vampire Chronicles, with a planned premiere in 2022. Rolin Jones was
...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self
...After_the_Phantoms_of_Your_Former_Self
3rd episode of the 1st season of Interview with the Vampire
and the nature of certain violent acts. On May 13, 2020, AMC Networks announced that it had acquired the rights to Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles and
Is My Very Nature That of a Devil
Is_My_Very_Nature_That_of_a_Devil
1st episode of the 1st season of Interview with the Vampire
eight-episode first season by AMC, adapting the first novel of The Vampire Chronicles novel series, Interview with the Vampire, scheduled to premiere in 2022. Rolin
In Throes of Increasing Wonder...
In_Throes_of_Increasing_Wonder...
1943 semi-autobiographical novel by Betty Smith
reference to the book in The Tale of the Body Thief, the fourth novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. The protagonist of Cindy Morgan's novel The Year
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (novel)
A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
character in The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice Merrick (novel), by Anne Rice Merrick Baliton, one of the Wild Force Power Rangers in the Power Rangers
Merrick
Theatre arm of WarnerMedia
on the Warner Bros. library. The first production by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures was a musical adaptation of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles entitled
Warner_Bros._Theatre_Ventures
(Twitches) Lena Duchannes (Caster Chronicles series) Ridley Duchannes (Caster Chronicles series) Sarafine Duchannes (Caster Chronicles series) Ariana Dumbledore
List_of_fictional_witches
American playwright, television writer
Jones was announced as the creator, showrunner, and writer for AMC's television adaptation of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. The series premiered on October
Rolin_Jones
2022 video game
Vampire Survivors, also known as Vampire Survivors — First Survivaton, is a 2022 independent roguelike shoot 'em up video game developed and published
Vampire_Survivors
4th episode of the 1st season of Interview with the Vampire
watch the young man's body burn. On May 13, 2020, AMC Networks announced that it had acquired the rights to Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles and Lives
...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding
...The_Ruthless_Pursuit_of_Blood_with_All_a_Child's_Demanding
1828 opera by Heinrich Marschner
spoofs more modern vampire stories such as Twilight, Dracula, the Vampire Chronicles, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Place: Scotland Time: the eighteenth century
Der_Vampyr
1998 role-playing game adventure
The Transylvania Chronicles is a 4-book role playing game series published by White Wolf Publishing for Vampire: The Masquerade. Transylvania Chronicles
The_Transylvania_Chronicles
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Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named Dampierre, in honor of St. Peter. The first element, Dam- or Don, is an Old French title of respect (from Latin dominus ‘lord’), often prefixed to the names of saints.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful Flower; Creative God
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Clever
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Celtic Italian
Blessed.
Girl/Female
German, Teutonic
Dim; Peaceful Ruler
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vamsikrishna | வஂஸிகரஷà¯à®£
Lord Krishna with flute
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Light of the World
Girl/Female
Arabic, Swahili
Woman; Life
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, Danish, English, German, Swedish
Victory Protection
Male
Polish
Polish form of Russian Svyatopolk, ÅšWIĘTOPEÅK means "blessed people."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Small
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v. t.
To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.
n.
Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
v. i.
To act as umpire or arbitrator.
n.
Alt. of Ampere
n.
Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored.
n.
The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
v. t.
To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
n.
Belief in the existence of vampires.
n.
A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in Hungary about the year 1730.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
v. t.
To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game.
v. i.
See Thee.
n.
The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.
n.
Any one of several species of harmless tropical American bats of the genus Vampyrus, especially V. spectrum. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of man and animals. Called also false vampire.
v. t.
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
n.
The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the international ampere.
n.
See Umpire.
v. t.
To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire.
n.
The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.
n.
Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner; a bloodsucker.