constellatory, a. rare.
(kənˈstɛlətərɪ)
[See constellate and -ory. Cf. med.L. constellātor astrologer (Du Cange).]
† 1. Pertaining to constellations (sense 1), or to the casting of nativities, etc., from them. Obs.
| 1652 Gaule Magastrom. 149 Hath not the constellatory fatation introduced so many starry gods into the world? 1801 F. Barrett The Magus Title-p., The Constellatory Practice, or, Talismanic Magic. |
2. Relating to, or of the nature of, a constellation or group of fixed stars.
| 1823 Lamb Elia (1860) 232 [It] rises into a dignity equivalent to Cassiopeia's chair. It is invested with constellatory importance. a 1849 Poe E. B. Browning Wks. (1864) III. 422 By no individual stars can we present the constellatory radiance of the book. 1888 Daily News 26 June 9/3 This artist's day-dreams of constellatory spheres. |