〈calor〉 ‘heat’
〈ardor〉 ‘ardor’
〈frigus〉 ‘coldness’
temperatio
Latin noun
Last edited: 2025-01-20| Primary meaning | temperament |
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| Literal translation | temperament |
| Variants | temperatio |
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temperament noun
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 temperaments.’
phase lunar phenomenon
... si haec non vis et natura gignentium efficeret, sed temperatio lunae caelique moderatio.
‘... if the characteristics of children were determined, not by the natural power of heredity, but by the phases of the moon and by the condition of the sky.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). temperatio (Lemma #1541). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1541/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). temperatio (Lemma #1541). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1541/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). temperatio (Lemma #1541). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1541/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) temperatio (Lemma #1541), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1541/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1541,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2025},
title = {temperatio ({Lemma} #1541)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1541/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1541/},
}