significator
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/
Noun

significator (plural significators)

  1. One who, or that which, signifies.
  2. (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
  3. (cartomancy) A card representing a querent, question, or situation.
    • 2001, Janina Renée, Tarot for a New Generation, Llewellyn Worldwide (ISBN 9780738701608), 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.
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