browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
orion |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orion \O*ri"on\, n. [L., fr Gr ?, orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology, after whom this constellation was named.] (Astron.) A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye. The flaming glories of Orion's belt. --E. Everett. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Orion n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation [syn: {Orion}] 2: a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel [syn: {Orion}, {The Hunter}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Orion, IL (village, FIPS 56601) Location: 41.35119 N, 90.37408 W Population (1990): 1821 (718 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61273 Orion, MI Zip code(s): 48359, 48360, 48362 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Orion Heb. Kesil; i.e., "the fool", the name of a constellation (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8) consisting of about eighty stars. The Vulgate renders thus but the LXX. renders by Hesperus, i.e., "the evening-star," Venus. The Orientals "appear to have conceived of this constellation under the figure of an impious giant bound upon the sky." This giant was according to tradition, Nimrod, the type of the folly that contends against God. In Isa. 13:10 the plural form of the Hebrew word is rendered "constellations."
more about orion
This work is licensed under a
