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Astrology
Ancient astronomy. In its current understanding, the belief in the effect of celestial bodies on the lives of humans and world events.
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calendar
Astrology; General astrology
A system of organizing time for social, religious, agricultural, commercial or administrative purposes. Names are given to lengths of time: typically days, weeks, months and ...
campanus
Astrology; General astrology
A system of houses based on equal twelvefold division of the prime vertical, as opposed to the ecliptic. In the 13th century Campanus, a mathematician, popularised this system in ...
cancer
Astrology; General astrology
The fourth sign of the zodiac. Cancer, the crab, is a cardinal, water sign. Ruled by the Moon, it is the exaltation of Jupiter. More about Cancer.
capricorn
Astrology; General astrology
The tenth sign of the zodiac. Capricorn, the sea-goat, is a cardinal, earth sign. Ruled by Saturn, it is the exaltation of Mars. More about Capricorn.
caput algol
Astrology; General astrology
The Gorgon's Head. A malefic fixed star, causing one to "lose one's head in the situation", located in Taurus 26°.
cardinal signs
Astrology; General astrology
Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. Also known as Moveable Signs, they stand for the seasonal changes, marking the four quarters of the year. Cardinal signs on the angles of a ...
cardines
Astrology; General astrology
Cardinal Points. The Shorter Oxford Dictionary says this is the plural form of Cardo, but I have seen Cardine used in the singular (in a translation of Dorotheus).
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