Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bright double star in the constellation Leo, approximately 78 light years from Earth.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Regulidae — thegoldcrests andkinglets . - proper noun astronomy A
star in theconstellation Leo ; alpha (α) Leonis.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The name Regulus or "little king" was given by Copernicus in recognition of its ancient role as one of four royal stars that guarded the four quarters of the sky or the year.
Starwatch: Leo 2011
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My reference to Aurelius Augustinus on Regulus is more pertinent than it appears perhaps.
Protesting HCR 362 at Nancy Pelosi’s House « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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I do not believe that Regulus is still alive, but if he is truly RAB, he believed he would die before all the horcruxes were found.
A Potter Prediction 2005
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The cockatrice hight Basiliscus in Greek, and Regulus in Latin; and hath that name Regulus of a little king, for he is king of serpents, and they be afraid, and flee when they see him.
Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Robert Steele 1902
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Cepheus, King of Ethiopia, called Regulus, or simply The King.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850
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-- Is the fifth sign in the zodiac, and contains one star of the first magnitude, called Regulus, or Cor
The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature 1788
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This treatment of the captives, and the resentment of the senate on that account, form a third argument or presumption against the truth of this story of Regulus, which is thus argued.
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Charles Rollin 1701
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"Interestingly, in the world of astrology Jupiter is considered to be the king of planets and Regulus, which is the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is considered to be the king of stars."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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"Interestingly, in the world of astrology Jupiter is considered to be the king of planets and Regulus, which is the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is considered to be the king of stars."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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He said that between September 3BC and May 2BC there were three "conjunctions" where the planet Jupiter and a star called Regulus passed close to each other in the night sky.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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