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Leo

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Le·o  (l)
n. In all senses also called Lion.
1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cancer and Virgo, containing the bright stars Regulus and Denebola.
2.
a. The fifth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
b. One who is born under this sign.

[Latin Le, from le, lion; see lion.]

Leo
Noun
Astrol the fifth sign of the zodiac; the Lion [Latin]

Leo  (l)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cancer and Virgo. Leo (the Lion) contains the bright star Regulus and is the fifth sign of the zodiac.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.LeoLeo - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
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.Leo - a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
Denebola - a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth
Regulus - the brightest star in Leo
3.Leo - the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
Translations
Leo [ˈliːəu] nLeo
Leo [ˈliːəu] nle Lion;
to be Leo → être du Lion
Leo [ˈliːəu] nLöwe m;
to be Leo → Löwe sein
Leo [ˈliːəu] nLeone m;
to be Leo → essere del Leone


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Leo always begs to sleep there, and Ambrosch goes along to look after him.
No prayer is offered to the Saviour, who seems to be of little importance any where in Rome; but an inscription below says, "Blessed Peter, give life to Pope Leo and victory to king Charles.
Thou knowest the life I have led, keeping each point of my Order, striving with devils embodied and disembodied, striking down the roaring lion, who goeth about seeking whom be may devour, like a good knight and devout priest, wheresoever I met with him--- even as blessed Saint Bernard hath prescribed to us in the forty-fifth capital of our rule, Ut Leo semper feriatur.
 
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