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Scorpio Astr. and Astrol.|ˈskɔːpɪəʊ|
[L., see scorpion.]
1. A zodiacal constellation, the Scorpion. Also, the eighth sign of the zodiac, named from this; situated between Libra and Sagittarius; entered by the sun about 23 October.
c1391Chaucer Astrol. i. §8 The names of the Twelve Signes, as Aries..Scorpio. 1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. iii. x. (1495) 313 The sygne of Scorpio hath the hous of deth and of drede. a1563Sackville Induct. Mirr. Mag. v, Scorpio dreading Sagittarius dart. a1670Hacket Abp. Williams i. (1693) 82 The two malignant Signs of the Zodiaque, Sagitary and Scorpio. 1741Poor Robin C 3 b, Next Scorpio comes, an ugly Beast. 1899R. H. Allen Star-n. 364 In southern latitudes Scorpio is magnificently seen in its entirety.
2. a. attrib. or as adj., born under or ruled by the sign of Scorpio.
1894E. Kirk Influence of Zodiac upon Human Life xviii. 156 When Scorpio people live on the higher plane, they are very superior individuals. 1901M. Mayo Our Fate & Zodiac 104 The..astute Scorpio man is..clever in..taking advantage of the upward revolutions of the wheel. 1930W. Wilson Astrology iii. 60 Scorpio people are often found devoting themselves to art. 1964L. MacNeice Astrol. iii. 95 Some modern Scorpio types excel at skin diving. 1970‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Cookie Bird iii. 23 He was Scorpio: I asked him.
b. A person born under the sign of Scorpio.
1968T. Wolfe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test i. 5 Black Maria, a Scorpio herself, rummages through the Zodiac. 1972Guardian 15 Jan. 9/4 He and Rommel and Montgomery all shared the same birth date, November 17, and all were Scorpios. 1976M. Millar Ask for Me Tomorrow xv. 122, I thought Scorpios were supposed to be creative.
Hence ˈScorpian = Scorpio 2 b.
1951M. E. Hone Mod. Text Bk. Astrol. iv. 68 Just as this rulership brought energy and initiatory force to the Arien, it brings it to the Scorpian. 1980R. Rendell Lake of Darkness i. 7 Scorpians are magicians, astrologers, alchemists, surgeons, bondsmen and undertakers. |