Meaning of JUPITER
| Pronunciation: | | 'joopitur
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- [n] the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites
- [n] (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
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| | Synonyms: | | Jove |
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| | See Also: | | Best and Greatest, gas giant, Jovian planet, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Fulminator, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Lightning Hurler, Protector of Boundaries, Rain-giver, Roman deity, solar system, Thunderer | |
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| | Definition: | | Jupiter
"Jupiter" was published in October 1988 by Econo-Clad Books. This English language hardcover edition is authored by Simon Seymour and Seymour Simon. This title is categorized in the Library of Congress as 'Planets' and 'Juvenile literature.' more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.]
1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and
reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He
corresponds to the Greek Zeus.
2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except
Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter
being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in
4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun,
the earth's mean distance being taken as unity.
{Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.)
(a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red
blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}).
(b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called
from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured
beard of Jove. --Prior.
(c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}.
{Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called
from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms.
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| | Definition: | | To kill an IRC robot or user and then take its place by adopting its nick so that it cannot reconnect. Named after a particular IRC user who did this to NickServ, the robot in charge of preventing people from inadvertently using a nick claimed by another user. [Jargon File] |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing Jupiter in your dream, symbolizes success, optimism. generosity, and extravagance. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | the principal deity of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He was worshipped by them under various epithets. Barnabas was identified with this god by the Lycaonians (Acts 14:12), because he was of stately and commanding presence, as they supposed Jupiter to be. There was a temple dedicated to this god outside the gates of Lystra (14:13). |
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| | Related Terms: | | Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, asteroid, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Earth, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion, inferior planet, Jove, Juno, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore, Kronos, Magna Mater, major planet, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, minor planet, Mithras, Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, planet, planetoid, Pluto, Poseidon, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, secondary planet, solar system, superior planet, Tellus, terrestrial planet, Uranus, Venus, Vesta, Vulcan, wanderer, Zeus |
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