† parastern.

Forms: 1600s paraster, 1600s parastron.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: para- prefix¹, Greek ἀστήρ, ἄστρον.

Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek ἀστήρ aster n., after parhelion n., paraselene n. (see quot. 1653). In form parastron < para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek ἄστρον star (see astro- comb. form).

Obsolete.

A (supposed) image of a star, analogous to a parhelion. Cf. parhelion n.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > star-matter > [noun] > (supposed) image of star

paraster1653

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [noun] > of a star

paraster1653

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme iii. xvi. §9 It should seem a hundred times more easy for natural Causes to hit upon a Paraster or Parastron (for let Analogy embolden me so to call these seldom or never seen Phænomena..) than upon a Parelios or Paraselene.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	paraster
释义	† parastern. Forms: 1600s paraster, 1600s parastron. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: para- prefix¹, Greek ἀστήρ, ἄστρον. Etymology: < para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek ἀστήρ aster n., after parhelion n., paraselene n. (see quot. 1653). In form parastron < para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek ἄστρον star (see astro- comb. form). Obsolete. A (supposed) image of a star, analogous to a parhelion. Cf. parhelion n.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > star-matter > [noun] > (supposed) image of star paraster1653 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [noun] > of a star paraster1653 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme iii. xvi. §9 It should seem a hundred times more easy for natural Causes to hit upon a Paraster or Parastron (for let Analogy embolden me so to call these seldom or never seen Phænomena..) than upon a Parelios or Paraselene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1653
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