Decanate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Decanate is a noun meaning (astrology) Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
Meaning
(astrology) Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
More Meanings
- (Anglicanism) A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery.
Example Sentences
If any planet be in his decanate, or face, he has the least possible essential dignity
Each 30° sign is divided into three 10° sections called decanates (figure 11 and chart 5).
These parishes are divided into 80 decanates or chapters. In each decanate there are from ten to eighteen parishes. At the head of each decanate stands the dean,
Word Forms
- decanates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decan, decile, dodecatemory, zodiac, domification, hexadecile.
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