illustris

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2025-01-20
Primary meaning clear
Literal translation lighted up
Variants
illustris
Edited by
clear term of 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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2738,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {illustris ({Lemma} #2738)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2738/},
}