zodiacal
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌzoʊ.ˈdaɪ.ə.kəl/
Adjective

zodiacal

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiac.
    • 1683, Thomas Browne, “Observations upon Several Plants Mention’d in Scripture” in Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: Charles Mearn, p. 3,
      […] in some passages of the Old Testament they think they discover the Zodiacal course of the Sun […]
    • 1912, Mary Webb Artois (translator), Through the Desert by Henryk Sienkiewicz, New York: Benziger Brothers, Chapter 14,
      For several evenings the pale twinkling of the somber zodiacal stars lighted up the west side of the heavens for some time after the sun had set.
    • 1959, Muriel Spark, Memento Mori (novel), New York: New Directions, 2000, Chapter 2,
      She knew by heart everyone’s Zodiacal sign.
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