〈splendidus〉 ‘bright’
〈KUR₄〉 ba'ālu ‘to be bright’
〈λαμπρός〉 lampros ‘bright’
〈regalis〉 ‘kingly’
〈splendor〉 ‘brightness’
〈limpidus〉 ‘bright’
〈ignitus〉 ‘fiery’
〈illustris〉 ‘clear’
〈perlucidus〉 ‘brilliant’
clarus
Latin adjective
Last edited: 2023-12-12| Primary meaning | bright |
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| Literal translation | bright |
| Variants | clarus |
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bright adjective
Claras stellas et augusta maiestatis radiatione fulgentes in signis omnibus invenimus, sed regales in quattuor, in Leone scilicet in Scorpione in Aquario et in Tauro.
‘Bright stars and ones which glitter with majestic grandeur we find in every sign, but kingly [stars] only in four [signs]: in Leo as in Scorpio, in Aquarius and in Taurus’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). clarus (Lemma #1318). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1318/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). clarus (Lemma #1318). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1318/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). clarus (Lemma #1318). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1318/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) clarus (Lemma #1318), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1318/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1318,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2023},
title = {clarus ({Lemma} #1318)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1318/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1318/},
}