superior

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning superior
Literal translation superior
Variants
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superior adjective, expression of relative position

higher in the sky

Si vero Sol superior effectus et dextrum possidens latus Saturnum in inferiori loco constitutum quadrata radiatione respexerit, paternam substantiam dispergit ista coniunctio

‘If the Sun is in the superior position on the right and is in square aspect with Saturn in inferior position, this indicates loss of paternal inheritance’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 6.9.10

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. 2.85

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). superior (Lemma #1322). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1322/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). superior (Lemma #1322). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1322/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). superior (Lemma #1322). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1322/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) superior (Lemma #1322), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1322/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1322,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {superior ({Lemma} #1322)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1322/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1322/},
}