oppositus

Latin · adjective
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
opposite
Categories
astrological concept
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1. in opposition

1.a in opposition astrological concept

Si vero cum eo Mars aut Saturnus fuerint inventi aut de diametro ei oppositi aut de quadrato coniuncti, facient alienos deliros aut cardiacos aut freneticos;

‘Mars or Saturn together with him or in opposition or square aspect makes the natives hostile, raving, delirious, or suffering from stomach disorders.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 3.5.29

Genre: astrological compendium Provenance: Sicily Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 1.137-138

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APA (7th)
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MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). oppositus (Lemma #1099). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1099/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) oppositus (Lemma #1099), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1099/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1099,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {oppositus ({Lemma} #1099)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1099/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1099/},
}