单词 | dodecatemory |
释义 | † dodecatemoryn. Astronomy. Obsolete. A twelfth part; a term formerly applied to each of the twelve divisions of the Zodiac. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [noun] > Zodiac > house towerc1374 housea1393 mansionc1395 anglea1398 harbourc1405 palacec1425 cardinal point1585 synod house1589 dodecatemory1603 the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [noun] > Zodiac > sign of zodiac > twelfth of dodecatemory1603 1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. xviii. 374 The dodecatemories of the Zodiack. 1696 S. Jeake, Jr. in S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία sig. b2 The mildest Dodecatemorie springs In beauteous Orient. 1697 T. Creech tr. Manilius Five Bks. ii. xxxi. 76 'Tis Dodecatemorion, thus describ'd—Thrice ten Degrees with every Sign contains. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Dodecatemory, in Astronomy, the 12th Part of a circle... The term is chiefly applied to the twelve houses, or parts of the zodiac of the primum mobile; to distinguish them from the 12 signs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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