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Aries

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Ar·ies  (ârz, âr-z)
n. In all senses also called Ram.
1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces.
2.
a. The first sign of the zodiac in astrology.
b. pl. Aries One who is born under this sign.

[Middle English, zodiacal sign Aries, from Latin aris, ram, zodiacal sign Aries.]

Aries
Noun
Astrol the first sign of the zodiac: the Ram [Latin]

Aries  (ârz)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces. Aries (the Ram) is the first sign of the zodiac.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AriesAries - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
2.Aries - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
3.AriesAries - the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
Translations
Aries [ˈɛərɪz] nAries m
Aries [ˈɛərɪz] nle Bélier;
to be Aries → être du Bélier
Aries [ˈɛərɪz] nWidder m;
to be Aries → (ein) Widder sein
Aries [ˈɛərɪz] nAriete m;
to be Aries → essere dell'Ariete


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To begin: there's Aries, or the Ram --lecherous dog, he begets us; then, Taurus, or the Bull --he bumps us the first thing; then Gemini, or the Twins -- that is, Virtue and Vice; we try to reach Virtue, when lo
And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, To Paradise first tending, when behold SATAN in likeness of an Angel bright Betwixt the CENTAURE and the SCORPION stearing His ZENITH, while the Sun in ARIES rose: Disguis'd he came, but those his Children dear Thir Parent soon discern'd, though in disguise.
 
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