"Thor's hammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Thor's hammer.ogg [Australia] Forms: Thor's hammers [plural]
Etymology: Thor + hammer Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Thor|hammer}} Thor + hammer Head templates: {{en-noun}} Thor's hammer (plural Thor's hammers)
  1. (Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Mjöllnir (Mjollnir), the distinctively T-shaped war-hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, or a representation thereof, now used as a symbol by various pagan religious groups. Tags: Germanic, Norse Categories (topical): Germanic paganism, Norse mythology Synonyms: hammer of Thor, Hammer of Thor, Mjöllnir, Mjollnir, rod from God, rod from god, Thor's Hammer Related terms: Thor platform, Thor satellite, Thor station, Thor system, Thor, Heathenry
    Sense id: en-Thor's_hammer-en-noun--7THPXLs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, paganism, philosophy, religion, sciences
  2. (weaponry, slang, science fiction) An orbital drop hypervelocity kinetic energy weapon (KEW). A theoretical weapon, originating from a U.S. government study, Project Thor, from the 1950s. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Science fiction, Weapons

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