sagittarius
n . 射手座;人马宫
射手座;人马宫
Sagittarius n 1 : (
astrology )
a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius [
synonym : {
Sagittarius }, {
Archer }]
2 :
a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere ;
between Scorpius and Capricornus 3 :
the ninth sign of the zodiac ;
the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 [
synonym : {
Sagittarius },
{
Sagittarius the Archer }, {
Archer }]
4 :
type genus of the Sagittariidae [
synonym : {
Sagittarius }, {
genus Sagittarius }]
Sagittarius \
Sag `
it *
ta "
ri *
us \,
n . [
L .,
literally ,
an archer ,
fr .
sagittarius belonging to an arrow ,
fr .
sagitta an arrow .]
(
Astron .)
(
a )
The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac ,
which the sun enters about November 22 ,
marked thus [[
sagittarius ]]
in almanacs ;
the Archer .
(
b )
A zodiacal constellation ,
represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow .
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1913 Webster ]
Sign \
Sign \,
n . [
F .
signe ,
L .
signum ;
cf .
AS .
segen ,
segn ,
a sign ,
standard ,
banner ,
also fr .
L .
signum .
Cf . {
Ensign },
{
Resign }, {
Seal }
a stamp , {
Signal }, {
Signet }.]
That by which anything is made known or represented ;
that which furnishes evidence ;
a mark ;
a token ;
an indication ;
a proof .
Specifically :
(
a )
A remarkable event ,
considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity ;
a prodigy ;
an omen .
(
b )
An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will ,
or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end ;
a miracle ;
a wonder .
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Through mighty signs and wonders ,
by the power of the Spirit of God . --
Rom .
xv .
19 .
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It shall come to pass ,
if they will not believe thee ,
neither hearken to the voice of the first sign ,
that they will believe the voice of the latter sign . --
Ex .
iv .
8 .
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(
c )
Something serving to indicate the existence ,
or preserve the memory ,
of a thing ;
a token ;
a memorial ;
a monument .
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What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men ,
and they became a sign . --
Num .
xxvi .
10 .
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(
d )
Any symbol or emblem which prefigures ,
typifles ,
or represents ,
an idea ;
a type ;
hence ,
sometimes ,
a picture .
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The holy symbols ,
or signs ,
are not barely significative ;
but what they represent is as certainly delivered to us as the symbols themselves . --
Brerewood .
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Saint George of Merry England ,
the sign of victory .
--
Spenser .
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(
e )
A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought ;
as ,
words are the sign of ideas .
(
f )
A motion ,
an action ,
or a gesture by which a thought is expressed ,
or a command or a wish made known .
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They made signs to his father ,
how he would have him called . --
Luke i .
62 .
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(
g )
Hence ,
one of the gestures of pantomime ,
or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians ,
or those used by the deaf and dumb .
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Note :
Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural signs ,
which serve for communicating ideas ,
and methodical ,
or systematic ,
signs ,
adapted for the dictation ,
or the rendering ,
of written language ,
word by word ;
and thus the signs are to be distinguished from the manual alphabet ,
by which words are spelled on the fingers .
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(
h )
A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard .
--
Milton .
(
i )
A lettered board ,
or other conspicuous notice ,
placed upon or before a building ,
room ,
shop ,
or office to advertise the business there transacted ,
or the name of the person or firm carrying it on ;
a publicly displayed token or notice .
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The shops were ,
therefore ,
distinguished by painted signs ,
which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets . --
Macaulay .
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(
j ) (
Astron .)
The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac .
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Note :
The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox ,
and are named ,
respectively , {
Aries } ([
Aries ]), {
Taurus }
([
Taurus ]), {
Gemini } (
II ), {
Cancer } ([
Cancer ]), {
Leo }
([
Leo ]), {
Virgo } ([
Virgo ]), {
Libra } ([
Libra ]),
{
Scorpio } ([
Scorpio ]), {
Sagittarius } ([
Sagittarius ]),
{
Capricornus ([
Capricorn ]), {
Aquarius } ([
Aquarius ]),
{
Pisces } ([
Pisces ]).
These names were originally the names of the constellations occupying severally the divisions of the zodiac ,
by which they are still retained ;
but ,
in consequence of the procession of the equinoxes ,
the signs have ,
in process of time ,
become separated about 30 degrees from these constellations ,
and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in advance ,
or to the east of the one which bears its name ,
as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus ,
etc .
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(
k ) (
Alg .)
A character indicating the relation of quantities ,
or an operation performed upon them ;
as ,
the sign (
plus );
the sign -- (
minus );
the sign of division /,
and the like .
(
l ) (
Med .)
An objective evidence of disease ;
that is ,
one appreciable by some one other than the patient .
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Note :
The terms symptom and and sign are often used synonymously ;
but they may be discriminated .
A sign differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived only by the patient himself .
The term sign is often further restricted to the purely local evidences of disease afforded by direct examination of the organs involved ,
as distinguished from those evidence of general disturbance afforded by observation of the temperature ,
pulse ,
etc .
In this sense it is often called physical sign .
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(
m ) (
Mus .)
Any character ,
as a flat ,
sharp ,
dot ,
etc .
(
n ) (
Theol .)
That which ,
being external ,
stands for ,
or signifies ,
something internal or spiritual ; --
a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents .
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An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace . --
Bk .
of Common Prayer .
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Note :
See the Table of {
Arbitrary Signs },
p .
1924 .
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{
Sign manual }.
(
a ) (
Eng .
Law )
The royal signature superscribed at the top of bills of grants and letter patent ,
which are then sealed with the privy signet or great seal ,
as the case may be ,
to complete their validity .
(
b )
The signature of one '
s name in one '
s own handwriting .
--
Craig .
Tomlins .
Wharton .
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Syn :
Token ;
mark ;
note ;
symptom ;
indication ;
signal ;
symbol ;
type ;
omen ;
prognostic ;
presage ;
manifestation .
See {
Emblem }.
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1913 Webster ]
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