Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A constellation in the region of the celestial equator between Leo and Libra.
- n. The sixth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
- n. One who is born under this sign.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An ancient constellation and sign of the zodiac. The figure represents a winged woman in a robe holding a spike of grain in her left hand. One of the stars was called Vindemiatrix, or by the Greeks Protrygeter—that is, precursor of the vintage. At the time when the zodiac seems to have been formed, 2100 B.C., this star would first be seen at Babylon before sunrise about August 20th, or, since there is some evidence it was then brighter than it is now, perhaps a week earlier. This would seem too late for the vintage, so that perhaps this tradition is older than the zodiac. Virgo appears in the Egyptian zodiacs without wings, yet there seems no room to doubt that the figure was first meant for the winged Assyrian Astarte, especially as the sixth month in Accadian is called the “Errand of Istar.” The symbol of the zodiacal sign is ♍, where a resemblance to a wing may be seen. The constellation contains the white first-magnitude star Spica. See cut in next column.
Wiktionary
- n. astronomy : A constellation in the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a maiden. It contains the bright binary star Spica.
- n. astrology : The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury and covering August 23 - September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 - October 15 (sidereal astrology).
- n. Someone with a Virgo star sign
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [♍] in almanacs.
- n. A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra
- n. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
- n. the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
Etymologies
- From Latin virgō ("maiden, virgin"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Latin Virgō, from virgō, virgin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Virgo is blessed in its relationship to the natural fourth house … it is the place where the kitchen finds itself first elevated to the powerful realm of human reason, and where the dexterity of the human hand, allied to the five senses, can engineer perfection.”
“The South Node in Virgo for the next year or so will test your mettle.”
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“But it was a weird feeling just the same to learn that no, I'm not a Libra ... the Sun was in Virgo on the day I was born.”
“The whole resembles more a cup than the human figure; but when we remember the symbolic meaning of the cup, that seems to be an obvious explanation of the name Virgo, which the constellation has borne since the earliest times.”
“When the sun first begins to descend from the zenith to the nadir, it enters the sign which is called Virgo, that is, the Virgin, because now the season becomes unfruitful, as a virgin is.”
“Mary -- I'm not a Virgo, which is probably good for me because if I were I'd probably be even more of an overthinker!”
“If you seek a sensual woman with super-sharp elbows, the Virgo is the vixen for you.”
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“The night sky tells us we are entering the astrological month of Virgo, which is all about seeing the details.”
“Delilah thought it was determined by Heaven—she was Sagittarian, a sign of notorious tactlessness, and Monica a Virgo, which is a considerate and thoughtful sign.”
“Mother Teresa yes, a Virgo is a classic example of how giving and sacrificing a Virgo woman can ultimately be.”
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Constellations
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognizes 88 official constellations.
Orion, Taurus, Andromeda, Aquila, Lyra, Boötes, Cygnus, Canis Major, Cassiopeia, Auriga, Lupus, Pyxis and 76 more...
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