decretum

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning nativity
Literal translation decree
Variants
decretum
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nativity astrological concept

quicquid in decreto celatur, ex duodecatemoriis posse prodi significant.

‘whatever is hidden in the chart can be revealed by the duodecatemoria’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.13.1

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. 1.55

indication astrological concept

sed et plenas partes ac vacuas earumque decreta monstrabo

‘but I will also show the full and empty degrees and their indications’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.0.4

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. 1.196

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). decretum (Lemma #970). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/970/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). decretum (Lemma #970). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/970/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). decretum (Lemma #970). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/970/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) decretum (Lemma #970), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/970/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac970,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {decretum ({Lemma} #970)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/970/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/970/},
}