significator

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/

Noun

significator (plural significators)

1. One who, or that which, signifies.
2. (astrology) A planet that is supposed to rule something.

   In this diagram there was one significator which pressed remarkably upon our astrologer's attention. ― Sir W. Scott

3. (cartomancy) A card representing a querent, question, or situation.
   • 2001, Janina Renée, Tarot for a New Generation, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 17:

     In fact, I have fallen out of the habit of separating a significator from the deck because most layouts have positions to indicate the role that a person is acting out, or that otherwise reflect his status and state of mind.

Synonyms

• (cartomancy): signifier

Translations

That which signifies

A planet that is supposed to rule something

• French: significateur (fr) m

A card representing a querent, question, or situation

References

• “significator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

significātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of significō