单词 | anaretical |
释义 | † anareticaladj. Astrology. Obsolete. Of a plant or other celestial object, or its position in a person's horoscope or natal chart (natal chart n. at natal adj.1 and n.1 Compounds): ordaining the point of death. Cf. anaretic adj. ΚΠ 1669 J. Gadbury Brief Relation Life & Death V. Wing 33 The Direction that Cut off Life, was the Sun to the Body of Saturn, viz. the meeting of the Hylech and Anareta, in an Anaretical place thus proved. 1784 E. Sibly New & Compl. Illustr. Astrol. ii. 486 The very time the principal significator in a nativity, that is, the giver of life, shall arrive at the anaretical point of the aspect of the killing planet, the native shall surely depart this life. 1831 ‘Raphael’ Familiar Astrologer 414 Having cast his horoscope and brought up the anaretical direction, he was so firmly persuaded of his death, (as seen therein,) that..he refused to accept of some foreign noblemen for scholars, alleging that he should soon die. 1910 Old Moore's Monthly Messenger May 147/1 Mars and Saturn when in the eighth house usually act as anaretical planets, and if afflicting the hyleg produce death under evil directions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < adj.1669 |
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