ignitus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning fiery
Literal translation fiery
Variants
ignitus
Edited by
fiery adjective, term of visual perception

Cum enim ignitis sideribus aliorum siderum fuerit frigus oppositum, et frigoris glacies igniti ardoris fuerit flagrantia temperata, mixtura etiam temperationis efficitur.

‘For when the coldness of other stars is opposite fiery stars, and the burning of the fire is lessened by the ice of the coldness, this leads to a mixture of temperatures.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.32.1

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. 2.359

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). ignitus (Lemma #1540). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1540/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). ignitus (Lemma #1540). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1540/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). ignitus (Lemma #1540). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1540/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) ignitus (Lemma #1540), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1540/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1540,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ignitus ({Lemma} #1540)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1540/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1540/},
}