ceres

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A celestial body orbiting between Mars and Jupiter; previously defined as an asteroid; now officially known as a dwarf planet; officially called 1 Ceres
The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter
Largest known asteroid in the solar system and the first discovered, in 1801. Named after the Roman goddess Ceres, it revolves around the Sun in 4.6 Earth years and is about 575 mi (925 km) across. In Roman religion, the goddess of the growth of food plants, sometimes worshiped in association with the earth goddess Tellus. Her cult was overlaid by that of Demeter, who was worshiped in Greece and Sicily. According to tradition, her cult was introduced into Rome in 496 BC to check a famine. Her temple on Aventine Hill was known as a centre of plebeian religious and political activities and for its artwork
{n} a pagan goddess, the inventor of corn, a newly discovered planet
A celestial body orbitting between Mars and Jupiter; previously defined as an asteroid; now officially known as a dwarf planet; officially called 1 Ceres
{i} goddess of agriculture (Roman mythology); first asteroid discovered (the largest and one of the brightest); town in central California (USA)
The Great Mother An asteroid seen by modern astrologers as significant
The first discovered asteroid
the largest asteroid and the first discovered (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
(2 syl ) Corn Ceres was the Roman name of Mother-Earth, the protectress of agriculture and of all the fruits of the earth “Dark frowning heaths grow bright with Ceres' store ” Thomson: Castle of Indolence, ii 27 Cerinthians Disciples of Cerinthus, a heresiarch of the first century They denied the divinity of Christ, but held that a certain virtue descended into Him at baptism, which filled Him with the Holy Ghost
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
The Roman goddess of fertility and agriculture See also CERES
acronym for Cloud and the Earth's Radiant Energy System
Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (EOS)
The largest asteroid
the largest asteroid and the first discovered
The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage
cere
A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds
cere
{v} to cover or smear over with wax, to wax
cere
– The area at the base of the bill or beak
cere
Fleshy, membranous covering at the base of the mandible of a bird of prey
cere
Fleshy area between the beak and face
cere
{f} wrap in waxed cloth (usually a corpse)
cere
wrap us in a cerecloth; "cerecloth a corpse"
cere
wrap us in a cerecloth; "cerecloth a corpse
cere
To wax; to cover or close with wax
cere
The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds
cere
To wrap in or as if in cerecloth. A fleshy or waxlike membrane at the base of the upper beak in certain birds, such as parrots, through which the nostrils open.cered adj
ceres

    Silbentrennung

    Ce·res

    Türkische aussprache

    sîriz

    Synonyme

    1 ceres,

    Aussprache

    /ˈsərēz/ /ˈsɪriːz/

    Etymologie

    [ 'sir ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, akin to crēare 'to create', crēscere 'to grow', from Proto-Indo-European *k̑er- 'to grow'. More at create.
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