Ram — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The constellation and zodiac sign Aries.

   Examples

   Aries, or the Ram governeth the head.

   Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion.

   More examples (4)

   The diamond is said to typify innocence, and it is also associated with Virgo, the maid, in the Signs of the Zodiac, whilst the ruby is associated with the sign Aries, the ram.

   The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.

   Strange, too, how the old pagan names for the constellations—the Ram, the Bull, the Twins (Castor and Pollux), the Crab, the Lion, the Virgin, the Scales, the Scorpion, the Archer, the Horned Goat, the Water-carrier, and the Fishes, have persisted all these thousands of years in spite of attempts made by philosophers of the Christian and other faiths to give them more prosaic or more religious names.

   ‘’Tis the sign of the Ram,' he whispered with wonder. ‘The first sign of the Zodiac!’

2. Someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

   Usage

   • UK usage

Proper noun

1. The father of Amminadab and the son of Hezron.

2. A male given name.

3. A surname

4. One of the two progenitors of the second generation of humans in Mandaeism.

Noun

1. A US Korean War anti-tank weapon.

Noun

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries

   Synonyms

   Aries

   Broader terms

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