humilis

Latin · adjective
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
low
Categories
expression of relative position
Related Lemmata 3 ›

1. low

1.a low expression of relative position

Si in parte Aquarii humiliter Saturnus aut Luna constituatur aut Mars, et hanc eandem partem de diametro Saturnus aspiciat, filios faciet a parentibus separari.

‘If Saturn or the Moon or Mars are located low in a degree of Aquarius and Saturn stands in exact opposition to this degree, it indicates that children are separated from their parents’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 6.31.87

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. 2.172

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). humilis (Lemma #1337). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1337/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). humilis (Lemma #1337). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1337/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). humilis (Lemma #1337). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1337/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) humilis (Lemma #1337), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1337/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1337,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {humilis ({Lemma} #1337)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1337/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1337/},
}