Meaning of CONSTELLATION
| Pronunciation: | | `kânstu'leyshun
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- [n] an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"
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| | See Also: | | Andromeda, Antlia, Apus, Aquarius, Aquila, Ara, Argo, Aries, asterism, Auriga, Bootes, Caelum, Cancer, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Capricorn, Capricornus, Carina, Cassiopeia, Centaur, Centaurus, Cepheus, Cetus, Chamaeleon, Chameleon, Charioteer, chunking, Circinus, Columba, Coma Berenices, Corona Borealis, Corvus, Crater, Crow, Cygnus, Delphinus, Dorado, Dove, Draco, Dragon, Eridanus, Fornax, Gemini, Great Bear, Great Dog, Grus, Hercules, Hydra, Hydrus, Indus, Leo, Lepus, Libra, Little Bear, Little Dog, Lupus, Lyra, Mensa, Microscopium, Musca, natural object, Norma, Octans, Ophiuchus, Orion, redundancy, Snake, structure, The Centaur, the Crane, The Hunter, unitization, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con`stel*la"tion\, n. [F. constellation, L.
constellatio.]
1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the
heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some
animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose
imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group
is included.
The constellations seem to have been almost
purposely named and delineated to cause as much
confusion and inconvenience as possible. --Sir J.
Herschel.
Note: In each of the constellations now recognized by
astronomers (about 90 in number) the brightest stars,
both named and unnamed, are designated nearly in the
order of brilliancy by the letters of the Greek
alphabet; as, [alpha] Tauri (Aldebaran) is the first
star of Taurus, [gamma] Orionis (Bellatrix) is the
third star of Orion.
2. An assemblage of splendors or excellences.
The constellations of genius had already begun to
show itself . . . which was to shed a glory over the
meridian and close of Philip's reign. --Prescott.
3. Fortune; fate; destiny. [Obs.]
It is constellation, which causeth all that a man
doeth. --Gower.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a constellation in your dream indicates that something in your life is coming together in a complex way. It represents a mental process. Consider what the constellation is depicting. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a cluster of stars, or stars which appear to be near each other in the heavens, and which astronomers have reduced to certain figures (as the "Great Bear," the "Bull," etc.) for the sake of classification and of memory. In Isa. 13:10, where this word only occurs, it is the rendering of the Hebrew _kesil_, i.e., "fool." This was the Hebrew name of the constellation Orion (Job 9:9; 38:31), a constellation which represented Nimrod, the symbol of folly and impiety. The word some interpret by "the giant" in this place, "some heaven-daring rebel who was chained to the sky for his impiety." |
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| | Related Terms: | | Antlia, Antlia Pneumatica, appointed lot, Apus, Aquarius, Ara, astral influences, astrology, Big Dipper, big name, book of fate, Caela Sculptoris, Caelum, Camelopardus, Cancer, celebrity, Columba Noae, Corona Australis, Corona Borealis, Corvus, Crater, Crux, cup, cynosure, destination, destiny, dies funestis, doom, Dorado, Draco, end, Equuleus, fatality, fate, figure, folk hero, foredoom, fortune, Friday, Friday the thirteenth, future, galaxy, Gemini, great man, Grus, Hercules, hero, heroine, Horologium, Hydra, ides of March, idol, immortal, important person, inevitability, kismet, Lacerta, Leo, Leo Minor, Lepus, Libra, lion, Little Dipper, lot, luminaries, luminary, Lupus, Lynx, Lyra, Malus, man of mark, master spirit, Mensa, Microscopium, moira, Monoceros, Musca, name, Norma, Northern Cross, notability, notable, Octans, Ophiuchus, Orion, Pegasus, person of note, personage, Phoenix, planets, pleiad, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, portion, public figure, Reticulum, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Sculptor, Scutum, Sextans, social lion, somebody, Southern Cross, star, stars, superstar, Taurus, Telescopium, the Balance, the Bull, the Crane, the Cross, the Crow, the Cup, the Dragon, the Fly, the Foal, the Hare, the Indian, the Lion, the Lizard, the Lynx, the Lyre, the Mast, the Octant, the Rule, the Sails, the Sea Serpent, the Serpent, the Serpent Bearer, the Sextant, the Southern Crown, the Swan, the Table, the Telescope, the Toucan, the Twins, the Unicorn, the Virgin, the Water Bearer, the Wolf, the Wreath, Triangulum, Triangulum Australe, Tucana, unlucky day, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Vela, Virgo, Volans, Vulpecula, weird, wheel of fortune, will of Heaven, worthy |
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