illustris

Latin · adjective
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2025-01-20
Meanings
Literal translation
lighted up
Categories
visual perception
Related Lemmata 5 ›

1. clear

1.a clear visual perception

sin illustris et perlucida stella apparuerit, significari caelum esse tenue purumque et propterea salubre.

‘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.’

— Cicero, De Divinatione 1.57

Genre: philosophy Provenance: Rome Date: 44 BC

Cicero. On Old Age. On Friendship. On Divination. Translated by W. A. Falconer. Loeb Classical Library 154. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1923. 364-365

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). illustris (Lemma #2738). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). illustris (Lemma #2738). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). illustris (Lemma #2738). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) illustris (Lemma #2738), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2738,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {illustris ({Lemma} #2738)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/},
}