Aquarius
n.
11th sign of the zodiac; constellation; one born under sign of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius, or the "Water-Bearer", is a star constellation in the zodiac between Pisces and Capricornus. See:
Aquarius (constellation).Aquarius may also refer to:
Aquarius (astrology), the astrological signThe
Age of Aquarius, a time period in astrology
Aquarius Dwarf, a dwarf galaxy in the Aquarius constellationAquarius (genus), a genus of
water stridersAquarius (LM-7), the Lunar Excursion Module of the
Apollo 13 mission
Aquarius (satellite), a satellite to be launched in 2009 as part of the NASA Earth Observing System program
Aquarius (laboratory), an underwater laboratory located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Aquarius Launch Vehicle, a rocket designed to be launched in the ocean
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Aquarius
Noun
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
(synonym) Water Bearer
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(classification) astrology, star divination
2. a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
(hypernym) constellation
(part-holonym) zodiac
3. the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
(synonym) Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer
(hypernym) sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
Aquarius
(n.)
The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East.
(n.)
A constellation south of Pegasus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Aquarius
Aquarius (Latin) Pertaining to water; the water-bearer, the 11th sign of the zodiac. In astrology an airy, fixed, masculine sign, the principal house of Saturn, though sometimes said to by ruled by Uranus. In about 1898, the equinoctial point passed from Pisces to Aquarius of the stellar (movable) zodiac, thus initiating a new Messianic cycle succeeding that of Pisces -- the fish-man, associated with Jesus Christ. The Gnostic sun god is depicted as a man covered with breasts, having a fish on his head and a sea monster at his feet, which plainly indicates the group of three signs -- Pisces, Aquarius, and Capricorn -- and points to a fourfold division of the zodiac, each division embracing three signs; Taurus perhaps represented by the Egyptian bull Apis, standing for the triad of signs which preceded Aquarius.
The Brahmanical equivalent to Aquarius, presided over by the sky god Indra, is Kumbha, which Subba Row states is equivalent in its numerical value to 14, a number intended to represent the 14 lokas or chaturdasa-bhuvana (Theos, Nov 1881). Assigning the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew system to the signs of the zodiac, Reuben is ascribed to Aquarius, who is "unstable as water"; also associated with Rimmon, the god of storms and rain (SD 2:353), and equated with Ganymede.