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Libra   Listen
noun
Libra, Librae  n.  (pl. librae)  (Astron.)
(a)
The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September.
(b)
A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Libra" Quotes from Famous Books



... which period the sun was supposed to descend at noon like a great bird of fire and consume the offerings left upon the altar. Our Scorpio was known to the Mayas as a sign of the "Death God.'' Our Libra, the "Balance,'' with which the idea of a divine weighing out of justice has always been connected, seems to be identical with the Mayan constellation Teoyaotlatohua, with which was associated a temple where dwelt the priests whose special business it was to administer justice ...
— Curiosities of the Sky • Garrett Serviss



Words linked to "Libra" :   soul, individual, sign of the zodiac, Libra the Scales, Libra the Balance, mansion, someone, planetary house, star sign



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