mid-heavenn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdˈhɛvn/, U.S.

/ˌmɪdˈhɛv(ə)n/

Forms: see mid adj. and heaven n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: mid adj., heaven n.

Etymology: < mid adj. + heaven n., after classical Latin medium caeli.

1. Astrology and (formerly) Astronomy. The point at which a celestial body (usually the sun, the moon, or a planet), or an identifiable point of the zodiac, crosses the celestial meridian; = meridian n. 4a. Also in plural in same sense.The sun is in mid-heaven at midday.As a technical term of astrology, mid-heaven is that point of the ecliptic (usually specified in terms of ecliptic longitude) at which it crosses the meridian at the moment of interest. This point marks the beginning of the tenth astrological house.

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > hour circle > meridian

meridian1594

mid-heaven1594

middle line1595

a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 112 Whenne Mercurius shall be yn Middes of þe heuene.]

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises vi. xxix. f. 299 The Fiduciall line of the label crossing the Zodiaque, will shew the degree of mid heauen at that houre.

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God v. v. 203 Mid-heauen, the point between the Horoscope and the west angle.

1670 J. Dryden & W. Davenant Shakespeare's Tempest i. 7 I find that my mid-Heaven doth depend on a most happy Star.

1682 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 288 The difference of y^e Right ascention of y^e Midheaven & the first point of ♑.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Hylegiacal Places are..reckon'd to be five in number, viz. the Ascendant, the Mid-Heaven, the 7th House, the 9th and the 11th.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 272 The 10th [house] is the midheaven, or medium cœli, or south angle.

1835 ‘Zadkiel’ Lilly's Introd. Astrol. 340 Planets found between the fourth house and the mid~heaven, rising, are in the eastern half of the figure, and said to be oriental.

a1963 L. MacNeice Astrol. (1964) viii. 247 Assuming that the ascendant and mid-heaven have been accurately established, the astrologer then proceeds to fill in the so-called ‘house’ boundaries.

1973 ELH 40 488 To this end Jove [in The Faerie Queene] is stationed in medio coeli, the mid-heavens, from where he governs fixed and wandering stars alike.

1999 Express 10 June 50/1 Your workaholic tendencies may be too much in evidence at the moment with the Sun at your midheaven keeping you working endlessly.

2. The middle of the sky; the zenith. Also in plural in same sense. literary.

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the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [noun] > region, zone > middle

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mid-heaven1612

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 11 The sunne is not only risen and in our midheauen, but the light of it is seauen fold bigger then it was before.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 263 Or how the Sun shall in mid Heav'n stand still.

1729 R. Savage Wanderer iii, in Wks. (1777) II. 40 Now to mid-heav'n the whiten'd moon inclines, And shades contract.

1767 G. A. Stevens French Flogged iii. 6 The quickening sun, that like a jewel shines set in mid heaven.

1800 W. Wordsworth in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads II. 188 The star of Jove, so beautiful and large In the mid heav'ns.

1820 W. Irving Legend Sleepy Hollow in Sketch Bk. vi. 90 The horizon was of a fine golden tint, changing gradually into..a deep blue of the mid-heaven.

1872 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Gareth & Lynette 135 The red fruit Grown on a magic oak-tree in mid-heaven.

a1900 R. Hovey To End of Trail (1908) 113 Higher still, in full midheaven enskied, Cassiopeia crowned the high advance And seemed to pause a moment on heaven's crest Ere she descended.

1906 Philos. Rev. 15 456 The varying size of the moon at the horizon and in mid-heavens.

1916 Philos. Rev. 25 700 There is no one in the world who does not see the moon larger near the horizon than in mid-heaven.

1961 Bible (New Eng.) Rev. viii. 13 I heard an eagle calling with a loud cry as it flew in mid-heaven.

1968 K. Rexroth Heart's Garden Garden's Heart in Coll. Longer Poems 307 The winds stop... Peace and windlessness and great Silence arise in midheaven.

†3. literary. The midst of heaven, as the abode of angels or God. Also in plural in same sense. Obsolete.

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1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 468 But the hot Hell that alwayes in him burnes, Though in mid Heav'n, soon ended his delight.

1717 S. Wesley Hist. New Test. in Verse (Matt. xxv. 31-33) l. 100 The Son of Man with all his Glory crown'd..; High in Mid-Heav'n his radiant Throne.

1854 G. S. Weaver Hopes & Helps 141 I have fancied sometimes that I could perceive the great Being of Love sitting in the mid-heavens, clothed in light.

1861 H. Mann Twelve Sermons xii. 314 I see it cleave the etherial realms;—it passes mid heaven;..it has alighted at the throne of God.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mid-heaven
释义	mid-heavenn. Brit. /ˌmɪdˈhɛvn/, U.S. /ˌmɪdˈhɛv(ə)n/ Forms: see mid adj. and heaven n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: mid adj., heaven n. Etymology: < mid adj. + heaven n., after classical Latin medium caeli. 1. Astrology and (formerly) Astronomy. The point at which a celestial body (usually the sun, the moon, or a planet), or an identifiable point of the zodiac, crosses the celestial meridian; = meridian n. 4a. Also in plural in same sense.The sun is in mid-heaven at midday.As a technical term of astrology, mid-heaven is that point of the ecliptic (usually specified in terms of ecliptic longitude) at which it crosses the meridian at the moment of interest. This point marks the beginning of the tenth astrological house. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > hour circle > meridian meridian1594 mid-heaven1594 middle line1595 a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 112 Whenne Mercurius shall be yn Middes of þe heuene.] 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises vi. xxix. f. 299 The Fiduciall line of the label crossing the Zodiaque, will shew the degree of mid heauen at that houre. 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God v. v. 203 Mid-heauen, the point between the Horoscope and the west angle. 1670 J. Dryden & W. Davenant Shakespeare's Tempest i. 7 I find that my mid-Heaven doth depend on a most happy Star. 1682 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 288 The difference of y^e Right ascention of y^e Midheaven & the first point of ♑. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Hylegiacal Places are..reckon'd to be five in number, viz. the Ascendant, the Mid-Heaven, the 7th House, the 9th and the 11th. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 272 The 10th [house] is the midheaven, or medium cœli, or south angle. 1835 ‘Zadkiel’ Lilly's Introd. Astrol. 340 Planets found between the fourth house and the mid~heaven, rising, are in the eastern half of the figure, and said to be oriental. a1963 L. MacNeice Astrol. (1964) viii. 247 Assuming that the ascendant and mid-heaven have been accurately established, the astrologer then proceeds to fill in the so-called ‘house’ boundaries. 1973 ELH 40 488 To this end Jove [in The Faerie Queene] is stationed in medio coeli, the mid-heavens, from where he governs fixed and wandering stars alike. 1999 Express 10 June 50/1 Your workaholic tendencies may be too much in evidence at the moment with the Sun at your midheaven keeping you working endlessly. 2. The middle of the sky; the zenith. Also in plural in same sense. literary. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [noun] > region, zone > middle mid-skya1560 mid-heaven1612 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 11 The sunne is not only risen and in our midheauen, but the light of it is seauen fold bigger then it was before. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 263 Or how the Sun shall in mid Heav'n stand still. View more context for this quotation 1729 R. Savage Wanderer iii, in Wks. (1777) II. 40 Now to mid-heav'n the whiten'd moon inclines, And shades contract. 1767 G. A. Stevens French Flogged iii. 6 The quickening sun, that like a jewel shines set in mid heaven. 1800 W. Wordsworth in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads II. 188 The star of Jove, so beautiful and large In the mid heav'ns. 1820 W. Irving Legend Sleepy Hollow in Sketch Bk. vi. 90 The horizon was of a fine golden tint, changing gradually into..a deep blue of the mid-heaven. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Gareth & Lynette 135 The red fruit Grown on a magic oak-tree in mid-heaven. a1900 R. Hovey To End of Trail (1908) 113 Higher still, in full midheaven enskied, Cassiopeia crowned the high advance And seemed to pause a moment on heaven's crest Ere she descended. 1906 Philos. Rev. 15 456 The varying size of the moon at the horizon and in mid-heavens. 1916 Philos. Rev. 25 700 There is no one in the world who does not see the moon larger near the horizon than in mid-heaven. 1961 Bible (New Eng.) Rev. viii. 13 I heard an eagle calling with a loud cry as it flew in mid-heaven. 1968 K. Rexroth Heart's Garden Garden's Heart in Coll. Longer Poems 307 The winds stop... Peace and windlessness and great Silence arise in midheaven. †3. literary. The midst of heaven, as the abode of angels or God. Also in plural in same sense. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 468 But the hot Hell that alwayes in him burnes, Though in mid Heav'n, soon ended his delight. View more context for this quotation 1717 S. Wesley Hist. New Test. in Verse (Matt. xxv. 31-33) l. 100 The Son of Man with all his Glory crown'd..; High in Mid-Heav'n his radiant Throne. 1854 G. S. Weaver Hopes & Helps 141 I have fancied sometimes that I could perceive the great Being of Love sitting in the mid-heavens, clothed in light. 1861 H. Mann Twelve Sermons xii. 314 I see it cleave the etherial realms;—it passes mid heaven;..it has alighted at the throne of God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1594
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