Dorcas (disambiguation)
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Dorcas may refer to:
(Note all first names can be regarded as female unless otherwise said)
- The biblical name DorcasDorcasDorcas was a disciple who lived in Joppa, referenced in the Book of Acts of the Bible. Acts recounts that when she died, she was mourned by "all the widows ... crying and showing the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them."...
and the biblical character by this name - The dorcas gazelleDorcas GazelleThe Dorcas Gazelle , also known as the Ariel Gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. The Dorcas Gazelle stands approximately 55-65 cm . Dorcas gazelle have a head and body length of 90-110 cm and a weight of 15-20 kg...
, a species of small antelope - A shepherdShepherdA shepherd is a person who tends, feeds or guards flocks of sheep.- Origins :Shepherding is one of the oldest occupations, beginning some 6,000 years ago in Asia Minor. Sheep were kept for their milk, meat and especially their wool...
ess in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's TaleThe Winter's TaleThe Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics, among them W. W... - Dorcas Lane the postmistress in Lark Rise to CandlefordLark Rise to CandlefordLark Rise to Candleford is a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England, at the end of the 19th century. They were written by Flora Thompson and first published together in 1945...
. - A character in Toni Morrison's novel JazzJazz (novel)Jazz is a 1992 historical novel by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning American author Toni Morrison. The majority of the narrative takes place in Harlem during the 1920s, however, as the pasts of the various characters are explored, the narrative extends back to the mid-19th century American...
- The maid in the Poirot mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- A female wraith who allegedly haunts the Polbreen Mine, in Cornwall
- A female character in Gene Wolfe's science-fantasy novel The Book of the New SunThe Book of the New SunThe Book of the New Sun is a novel in four parts written by science fiction and fantasy author Gene Wolfe. It chronicles the journey and ascent to power of Severian, a disgraced journeyman torturer who rises to the position of Autarch, the one ruler of the free world...
- A female character in Robert Heinlein's science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange LandStranger in a Strange LandStranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians. The novel explores his interaction with—and...
- A male character in the Game Boy Advance turn-based strategy game Fire Emblem
- A male character in Terry Pratchett's '"The BromeliadThe BromeliadThe Nome Trilogy, also known in the US as The Bromeliad Trilogy, is a trilogy of children's books by Terry Pratchett, consisting of#Truckers #Diggers #Wings...
"' children's story series - Lemuel DorcasLemuel DorcasLemuel Dorcas is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Doctor Dorcas first appeared in Sub-Mariner #5-6 , and was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema....
, a Marvel Comics supervillain also known as Doctor Dorcas - A Christian relief and development organization Dorcas Aid Intl.
- Dorcas SocietyDorcas SocietyA Dorcas Society is a local group of people, usually based in a church, with a mission of providing clothing to the poor.The original society was founded in Douglas, Isle of Man on December 1, 1834, as part of the community's thanksgiving for being spared from an outbreak of cholera...
, a Christian charity dedicated to providing clothing to the needy.
(Note all first names can be regarded as female unless otherwise said)