figuratio

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
shape
Categories
astronomical term
lunar quality
Related Lemmata 2 ›

1. phase

1.a phase astronomical term, lunar quality

Sed semper Luna in omni orbis sui figuratione si feratur ad Venerem, faciet praeposteris amorum vitiis implicates

‘But always if the Moon—in any phase—moves towards Venus it will make extraordinary sexual vices and constant scandal’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.6.3

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. 1.204

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). figuratio (Lemma #1155). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). figuratio (Lemma #1155). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). figuratio (Lemma #1155). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) figuratio (Lemma #1155), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1155,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {figuratio ({Lemma} #1155)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/},
}