〈ἀμαυρός〉 amauros ‘dim’
〈ad2〉 adriš ‘dimly’
obscurus
Latin adjective
Last edited: 2025-01-20| Primary meaning | dim |
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| Literal translation | dim |
| Variants | obscurus |
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dim term of visual perception
Nam si obscurior et quasi caliginosa stella extiterit, pingue et concretum esse caeium, ut eius asspiratio gravis et pestilens futura sit; sin illustris et perlucida stella apparuerit, significari caelum esse tenue purumque et propterea salubre.
‘For if the star rises dim and, as it were enveloped in a fog, this indicates a thick and heavy atmosphere, which will give off very unwholesome vapours; but if the star appears clear and brilliant, this is a sign that the atmosphere is light and pure and, as a consequence, will be conducive to good health.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). obscurus (Lemma #2735). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2735/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). obscurus (Lemma #2735). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2735/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). obscurus (Lemma #2735). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2735/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) obscurus (Lemma #2735), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2735/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2735,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2025},
title = {obscurus ({Lemma} #2735)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2735/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2735/},
}