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Contains the star Altair
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aquila
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aquila \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. Aquil[ae] . [L., an eagle.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of eagles. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle. Aquila alba [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of calomel . --Brande ...
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The modern constellation Aquila lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by the The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ ), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán ) that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography . The name of the western ...
Usage examples of aquila.
Not only had that fanatic Jewish tentmaker Aquila returned to Rome, he had even dared to show his ruddy face on the Esquiline, ostensibly to see if the garden canopy was in good repair.
All he found was the narrow slice of Aquila that held Altair and the two companion stars that made the pointing shaft.
With typical Roman prejudice, Pomponia had at first recoiled a bit when Aquila was introduced as a Jew.
And yet his Pomponia had actually invited that red-bearded Jew, Aquila, back to their home not to check on the canvas awning but, of all incredible things, to discuss religion!
Anyhow, Claudius is now preparing an edict banishing Aquila and the other Jewish leaders from Italy.
The real purpose of his visit was apparent when Pomponia spoke excitedly about what had happened to Aquila and his Priscilla in the meantime.
It seems Paulus had so impressed Aquila and his wife that they had invited him to live with them while they were in Corinth.
It was ominous how religious fanatics like Aquila so often fastened themselves, leechlike, to wives of the wealthy.
Pomponia Graecina did in fact visit the house of a couple named Aquila and Priscilla on the Aventine for purposes of Christian worship.
Sabinus tried to say something comforting to Aquila and Priscilla, and then left.
But the red thatch and russet beard of Aquila stood tall and determined as he returned the sign of the cross, and Priscilla even managed a farewell smile.
He had not known that Aquila, on the opposite side of the stadium, had already been crucified.
It was a corrosive experience for him, watching the horror burrowing into their lives, but when he finally had to tell about the cross and the horns of the bull, Priscilla broke into convulsive sobbing, while Aquila seemed on the verge of black despair.
I hope you understand, Aquila, I will physically prevent your returning.
Acts 18:2, which refers also to the specific expulsion of Aquila and Priscilla and their arrival in Corinth.