significator
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]significator (plural significators)
- One who, or that which, signifies.
- (astrology) A planet that is supposed to rule something.
- In this diagram there was one significator which pressed remarkably upon our astrologer's attention. ― Sir W. Scott
- (cartomancy) A card representing a querent, question, or situation.
- 2001, Janina Renée, Tarot for a New Generation, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 17:
- In fact, I have fallen out of the habit of separating a significator from the deck because most layouts have positions to indicate the role that a person is acting out, or that otherwise reflect his status and state of mind.
Synonyms
[edit]- (cartomancy): signifier
Translations
[edit]That which signifies
A planet that is supposed to rule something
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A card representing a querent, question, or situation
References
[edit]- “significator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]significātor