significatorn.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkeɪtə/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻˌkeɪdər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin significator.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin significator that which indicates (4th cent.), ruling planet of a horoscope (1549 or earlier) < classical Latin significāt- , past participial stem of significāre signify v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French signifficateur , significateur (French significateur ) ruling planet of a horoscope (a1498), and also Spanish significador (second half of the 13th cent., originally in sense 2a), Italian significatore (a1334 in senses 1 and 2a). Compare earlier signifiant n.², signifier n.

1. A thing which signifies or indicates something, esp. a future event. Frequently followed by of. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign

tokeningc888

fingereOE

senyeOE

markOE

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blossomc1230

signa1325

signifyingc1384

evidencea1393

notea1398

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signification?a1425

demonstrancec1425

cenyc1440

likelinessc1450

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signifure?a1475

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significativea1500

witter1513

precedent1518

intimation1531

signifier1532

meith1533

monument1536

indicion?1541

likelihood1541

significator1554

manifest1561

show1561

evidency1570

token-teller1574

betokener1587

calendar1590

instance1590

testificate1590

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crisis1606

index1607

impression1613

denotementa1616

story1620

remark1624

indicium1625

denotation1633

indice1636

signum1643

indiction1653

trace1656

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indication1660

notationa1661

significatory1660

indicator1666

betrayer1678

demonstration1684

smell1691

wittering1781

notaa1790

blazonry1850

sign vehicle1909

marker1919

rumble1927

1554 F. van Brunswick tr. A. de Montulmo Ryghte Excellente Treat. Astron. sig. D.vii The second day cloudy and somewhat inclined to moisture, but it is lyke to holde vp, not withstandynge bycause the significators of this rayne bee in temperate mansyons.

1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. Cij Satvrn in Virgine combust, is a significator of infirmities.

1638 L. Brinckmair Warnings of Germany 62 The comet, though caused by the meeting of secundary and naturall causes, was the significator of what ensued about that time, and not long after.

1649 C. Walker Anarchia Anglicana 252 To leavy warre against the Parliament, shall stand alone, be the onely significator, and take up the whole roome in the Endictment.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 292 The most principal significator of the varieties of weather, the Countryman esteems the Moon to be.

?1715 Wit's Cabinet (new ed.) 10 Knees [seen in dreams] are the Significators of Brethren, Children, and familiar Friends.

1890 M. O. Stanton Syst. Pract. & Sci. Physiognomy I. iv. 124 Form comes by design, and is a reliable significator of character.

1996 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 22 July a11 Cigarettes, once a significator of wealth and style, have fallen to a stigmatic symbol for pathetic addiction, the impoverished and the disenfranchised.

a. Astrology. In a horoscope: the planet which signifies the inquirer, or the subject of the question.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > influence > planet as > significator

signifier1532

significatrix1554

significator1584

consignificator1647

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xi. xxi. 210 They seeke to find out the meaning of the significators, attributing to them the ends of all things.

1671 J. Blagrave Astrol. Pract. Physick Pref. 4 Who is strongest in the Heavens by essential dignities, shall afflict the Principal significator of the sick.

1726 S. Penseyre New Guide Astrol. 86 If the Planet that beholds your Significator be an Infortune and Lord of a bad House, then he signifies Mischief to the Querent from such a Kind of Person as that Planet represents.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. iv. 54 There was one significator, which pressed remarkably upon our astrologer's attention.

1895 Mod. Astrol. 1 21 The position of the Significator, or lord of the Ascendant, in the fixed sign Taurus.

1920 E. H. Reed Tales of Vanishing River ix. 247 Mars was ‘on the ascendant in Taurus’ and was his ‘significator’ and ‘ruling planet’.

2005 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 10 Sept. 4 Saturn moving into the 12th house means that things are looking up for you, Leo, and it could be your Significator.

b. Astrology. The ruling planet of a horoscope. Chiefly in significator of life: the ruling planet of a natal chart; = apheta n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [noun] > Zodiac > ascendant

ascendantc1386

horoscopec1400

mountanta1500

significator1593

1593 T. Kelway tr. A. Ferrier Learned Astron. Disc. Natiuities iii. i. f. 52^v The first place is named the significator, the seconde the promittor: as if the ascendant were in the xx. degree of Sagittarius & Saturne in thex of Capricorne, one might direct the ascendant to Saturne & the ascendant shall bee significator of life, & Saturne promittor of death or sicknes.

1697 J. Partridge Defectio Geniturarum iii. 178 The Aphetas or Significators of Life are Five.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Ascendant The Degree of the Equator which rises upon the Horizon, at the Time of the Birth of any one... This is also called the First House, the Oriental Angle, and the Significator of Life.

1810 T. White Beauties Occult Sci. 201 If the Lord of Death be joined by body to the significator of Life, or to the Lord of the Ascendant..the Native will be suffocated with Smoak.

1886 Sc. Rev. Jan. 89 Either the sun, the moon, or the ascendant, according to the character of the horoscope, is called hyleg, apheta, or the significator of life.

1915 L. W. de Laurence Bk. Magical Art (rev. ed.) 202 To make any one fortunate, make an image at that time in which the significator of life, the giver of life, or Hylech the signs and planets, are fortunate.

2006 J. H. Holden tr. J.-P. Morin Astrologia Gallica xiv. 62 The planet itself..will be the significator of life.

c. A card chosen to represent the inquirer at a tarot reading.

ΚΠ

1944 A. Crowley Bk. of Thoth 252 Find the Significator: set him upon the table.

1973 T. Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow (1975) iv. 738 Nothing like getting the 3 of Pentacles upside down covering the significator on the second try.

1986 R. Pollack Teach yourself Fortune Telling iv. 115 The significator will frequently come from one of the court cards... Choose the category that fits the person and then remove those four cards from the deck.

2000 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 20 May 9 a The first card she turns over is called the significator, which represents the person for whom the reading is being done. My significator is the Fool.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	significator
释义	significatorn. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkeɪtə/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻˌkeɪdər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin significator. Etymology: < post-classical Latin significator that which indicates (4th cent.), ruling planet of a horoscope (1549 or earlier) < classical Latin significāt- , past participial stem of significāre signify v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Middle French signifficateur , significateur (French significateur ) ruling planet of a horoscope (a1498), and also Spanish significador (second half of the 13th cent., originally in sense 2a), Italian significatore (a1334 in senses 1 and 2a). Compare earlier signifiant n.², signifier n. 1. A thing which signifies or indicates something, esp. a future event. Frequently followed by of. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign tokeningc888 fingereOE senyeOE markOE showing?c1225 blossomc1230 signa1325 signifyingc1384 evidencea1393 notea1398 forbysena1400 kenninga1400 knowinga1400 showerc1400 unningc1400 signala1413 signification?a1425 demonstrancec1425 cenyc1440 likelinessc1450 ensign1474 signifure?a1475 outshowinga1500 significativea1500 witter1513 precedent1518 intimation1531 signifier1532 meith1533 monument1536 indicion?1541 likelihood1541 significator1554 manifest1561 show1561 evidency1570 token-teller1574 betokener1587 calendar1590 instance1590 testificate1590 significant1598 crisis1606 index1607 impression1613 denotementa1616 story1620 remark1624 indicium1625 denotation1633 indice1636 signum1643 indiction1653 trace1656 demonstrator1657 indication1660 notationa1661 significatory1660 indicator1666 betrayer1678 demonstration1684 smell1691 wittering1781 notaa1790 blazonry1850 sign vehicle1909 marker1919 rumble1927 1554 F. van Brunswick tr. A. de Montulmo Ryghte Excellente Treat. Astron. sig. D.vii The second day cloudy and somewhat inclined to moisture, but it is lyke to holde vp, not withstandynge bycause the significators of this rayne bee in temperate mansyons. 1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. Cij Satvrn in Virgine combust, is a significator of infirmities. 1638 L. Brinckmair Warnings of Germany 62 The comet, though caused by the meeting of secundary and naturall causes, was the significator of what ensued about that time, and not long after. 1649 C. Walker Anarchia Anglicana 252 To leavy warre against the Parliament, shall stand alone, be the onely significator, and take up the whole roome in the Endictment. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 292 The most principal significator of the varieties of weather, the Countryman esteems the Moon to be. ?1715 Wit's Cabinet (new ed.) 10 Knees [seen in dreams] are the Significators of Brethren, Children, and familiar Friends. 1890 M. O. Stanton Syst. Pract. & Sci. Physiognomy I. iv. 124 Form comes by design, and is a reliable significator of character. 1996 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 22 July a11 Cigarettes, once a significator of wealth and style, have fallen to a stigmatic symbol for pathetic addiction, the impoverished and the disenfranchised. 2. a. Astrology. In a horoscope: the planet which signifies the inquirer, or the subject of the question. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > influence > planet as > significator signifier1532 significatrix1554 significator1584 consignificator1647 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xi. xxi. 210 They seeke to find out the meaning of the significators, attributing to them the ends of all things. 1671 J. Blagrave Astrol. Pract. Physick Pref. 4 Who is strongest in the Heavens by essential dignities, shall afflict the Principal significator of the sick. 1726 S. Penseyre New Guide Astrol. 86 If the Planet that beholds your Significator be an Infortune and Lord of a bad House, then he signifies Mischief to the Querent from such a Kind of Person as that Planet represents. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. iv. 54 There was one significator, which pressed remarkably upon our astrologer's attention. 1895 Mod. Astrol. 1 21 The position of the Significator, or lord of the Ascendant, in the fixed sign Taurus. 1920 E. H. Reed Tales of Vanishing River ix. 247 Mars was ‘on the ascendant in Taurus’ and was his ‘significator’ and ‘ruling planet’. 2005 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 10 Sept. 4 Saturn moving into the 12th house means that things are looking up for you, Leo, and it could be your Significator. b. Astrology. The ruling planet of a horoscope. Chiefly in significator of life: the ruling planet of a natal chart; = apheta n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [noun] > Zodiac > ascendant ascendantc1386 horoscopec1400 mountanta1500 significator1593 1593 T. Kelway tr. A. Ferrier Learned Astron. Disc. Natiuities iii. i. f. 52^v The first place is named the significator, the seconde the promittor: as if the ascendant were in the xx. degree of Sagittarius & Saturne in thex of Capricorne, one might direct the ascendant to Saturne & the ascendant shall bee significator of life, & Saturne promittor of death or sicknes. 1697 J. Partridge Defectio Geniturarum iii. 178 The Aphetas or Significators of Life are Five. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Ascendant The Degree of the Equator which rises upon the Horizon, at the Time of the Birth of any one... This is also called the First House, the Oriental Angle, and the Significator of Life. 1810 T. White Beauties Occult Sci. 201 If the Lord of Death be joined by body to the significator of Life, or to the Lord of the Ascendant..the Native will be suffocated with Smoak. 1886 Sc. Rev. Jan. 89 Either the sun, the moon, or the ascendant, according to the character of the horoscope, is called hyleg, apheta, or the significator of life. 1915 L. W. de Laurence Bk. Magical Art (rev. ed.) 202 To make any one fortunate, make an image at that time in which the significator of life, the giver of life, or Hylech the signs and planets, are fortunate. 2006 J. H. Holden tr. J.-P. Morin Astrologia Gallica xiv. 62 The planet itself..will be the significator of life. c. A card chosen to represent the inquirer at a tarot reading. ΚΠ 1944 A. Crowley Bk. of Thoth 252 Find the Significator: set him upon the table. 1973 T. Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow (1975) iv. 738 Nothing like getting the 3 of Pentacles upside down covering the significator on the second try. 1986 R. Pollack Teach yourself Fortune Telling iv. 115 The significator will frequently come from one of the court cards... Choose the category that fits the person and then remove those four cards from the deck. 2000 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 20 May 9 a The first card she turns over is called the significator, which represents the person for whom the reading is being done. My significator is the Fool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1554
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