(ed′ē) noun plural ·dies
1. A whirl or backward–circling current of water or air; a whirlpool.
2. Figuratively, a turning aside or departure from the main current of thought or life. See synonyms under STREAM.
—v.t. & v.i. ·died, ·dy·ing To move, or cause to move, in or as in an eddy. [Prob. <ON idha]

(ed′ē), Mary Baker,
1821–1910, U. S. religious leader; founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist.