Meaning of signum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. visible indication: sign, mark, signal
   declension-2, neuter
2. seal, signet
   declension-2, neuter
3. emblem, ensign
   declension-2, neuter
4. watchword
   declension-2, neuter
5. symptom, prognostic
   declension-2, neuter
6. miracle, miraculous work, sign
   declension-2, neuter
7. statue, figure
   declension-2, neuter
8. constellation; sign in the heavens, heavenly sign
   declension-2, neuter, poetic
9. signum (medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the 8 canonical hours)
   Medieval-Latin, declension-2, neuter
10. the cross of Jesus Christ & Christianity.
    Medieval-Latin, declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“signa cōnferre cum aliquō”

to go fight with someone

“Delum venit. Ibi ex fano Apollinis religiosissimo noctu clam sustulit signa pulcherrima atque antiquissima, eaque in onerariam navem suam conicienda curavit.”

He went to Delos. There, from that holiest temple of Apollo, at night, he secretly took away the most beautiful and ancient statues, and made sure to have them loaded on board his own ship.

“ōrdō signōrum”

the Zodiac signs

“lāpsaque sub terrās ortaque signa canō”

… and the constellations having sunk beneath the earth and arisen, I sing.

“Tribus autem digitis signa facimus, quia Trinitatem exprimimus.”

We perform these signings of the cross with three fingers, because we represent the Trinity with it.

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