单词 | Mazzaroth |
释义 | Mazzaroth/ˈmazərɒθ/(also Mazaroth) Chiefly poetic noun 1Treated as plural. The twelve signs of the zodiac. 2With singular concord. The star Sirius; (also) the constellation Canis Major (which contains Sirius). Also (occasionally) applied to other individual stars or constellations. Now rare.
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in The Bible and Holy Scriptures. From Hebrew mazzārōṯ, plural of mazzār constellation, zodiac (only Job 38:32 in plural), probably variant of mazzāl star. |
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