apotelesm

apotelesm noun: the calculation and explanation of a horoscope.

Noun

apotelesm (plural apotelesms)

(obsolete) The calculation and explanation of a horoscope.
- And finally, the Elementes, and all thinges of the Elementes composed, do geue Testimonie (as Aristotle sayd) that theyr Whole Dispositions, vertues, and naturall motions, depend of the Actiuitie of the heauenly motions and Influences […] What shall be the heauenly Impression, the perfect and...1570, John Dee, The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara
- Had Alvarez the Spanyard endeavoured among us, to cure men with Apotelesmes or Figures, agreeable to the aspect of Heaven at our Birth, wee had laughed at him for an Almanack-maker.1666, David Lloyd, “An Account of Mr. Valentine Greatrates, and his Performances”, in Wonders no miracles, or, Mr. Valentine Greatrates gift of healing examined upon occasion of a sad effect of his...

Not onely (by Apotelesmes) τὸ ὁτὶ. but by Naturall and Mathematicall demonstration τὸ διότι.1570, John Dee, The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara:
“[…]I have just been drawing your apotelesm; your future lies open to me.1876, Adrien de Valvedre, At Dusk, page 206:

plural	apotelesms

See apotelesmatic.

What does apotelesm mean?: Apotelesm means the calculation and explanation of a horoscope.
How do you use apotelesm in a sentence?: Not onely (by Apotelesmes) τὸ ὁτὶ. but by Naturall and Mathematicall demonstration τὸ διότι.
What part of speech is apotelesm?: Apotelesm is a noun.
What is the plural of apotelesm?: The plural of apotelesm is apotelesms.

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