| 单词 |
constellatory |
| 释义 |
constellatory, a. rare.|kənˈstɛlətərɪ| [See constellate and -ory. Cf. med.L. constellātor astrologer (Du Cange).] †1. Pertaining to constellations (sense 1), or to the casting of nativities, etc., from them. Obs.
1652Gaule Magastrom. 149 Hath not the constellatory fatation introduced so many starry gods into the world? 1801F. Barrett The Magus Title-p., The Constellatory Practice, or, Talismanic Magic. 2. Relating to, or of the nature of, a constellation or group of fixed stars.
1823Lamb Elia (1860) 232 [It] rises into a dignity equivalent to Cassiopeia's chair. It is invested with constellatory importance. a1849Poe E. B. Browning Wks. (1864) III. 422 By no individual stars can we present the constellatory radiance of the book. 1888Daily News 26 June 9/3 This artist's day-dreams of constellatory spheres. |

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