genethliacus

gĕnethlĭăcus, a, um, adj., = γενεθλιακός, of or belonging to one's natal hour or nativity, genethliacal.

• I adj.: ratio, the art of calculating nativities, Arn. 2, 116; cf. in the foll.—
• II Subst.
• • A gene-thliacus, i, m., a calculator of nativities, Gell. 14, 1, 1.—
  • B genethliace, ēs, f., the art of calculating nativities, genethliacs, Mart. Cap. 3, § 228; 9, § 894.—
  • C Gene-thliacon, i, n., a birth-day poem, the title of a poem by Statius, Stat. S. 2, 7.

genethliacus, a, um (γενεθλιακός), zur Geburt-, zum Geburtstage gehörig, I) adi.: ratio, Nativitätstellerei, Arnob. 2, 69. – II) subst.: A) genethliacon, ī, n., das Geburtstagsgedicht, Stat. silv. 2, 7 lemm. – B) genethliacus, ī, m., der Nativitätsteller, Varro fr. bei Augustin. de civ. dei 22, 28. Gell. 14, 1 in. (nach Madv. adv. crit. II, 581 auch Suet. Vitell. 14, 4 statt vernaculis zu lesen ›genethliacis‹). Suet. fr. p. 221, 12 R. – C) genethliacē, ēs, f., die Nativitätstellerei, Mart. Cap. 3. § 228 u. 9. § 894.

genethliacus [CL < γενεθλιακός] 1 caster of horoscopes. hi astrologi dicti nec non ~i propter natalium considerationes. geneses enim dierum hominum per duodecim sidera caeli describebant. siderum quoque cursu nascentium mores eventusque pronuntiabant . ‥ hi vulgo mathematici appellabantur Alcuin Suppos. (De div. off. 5) 1178C; sic ‥ a dispositione siderum eventuum necessitatem ingerit ‥; et, cum athomos in ore volvant, verendum est ne, si athomos genelliaco forte intercidat, in excipienda sententia celestium labatur J. Sal. Pol. 458c; quidam ~os, quidam mathematicos, quidam ariolos, quidam pythonicos consulunt, et quia divinationi eorum quandoque respondet eventus eis fides a temerariis exhibetur P. Blois Ep. 65. 192B; horoscopica ‥ utuntur ~i qui nativitates hominum attendunt, qui vulgo mathematici dicuntur Alb. Lond. DG 11. 13; astrologie professores ‥ ~i [vocantur] quia generationes hominum dijudicant et per constellationem nativitatis totius vite eventus ordinare volunt Kilwardby OS 71; genetaliacus, A. a tellere of kynde WW. 2 heathen. genthliatici, gentiles GlC G 56; genthliatici, gentiles vel naturalium scriptores Gl. Leid. 27. 27; 9‥ geneliatici, hœþene WW.

1 gĕnethlĭăcus, a, um (γενεθλιακός), dʼhoroscope généthliaque : Arn. 2, 69 || -con, ī, n. , horoscope : Stat. S. 2, 7.

2 gĕnethlĭăcus, ī, m. , faiseur dʼhoroscope, astrologue : Gell. 14, 1, 1.