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Uranian
[ yoo-rey-nee-uhn, -reyn-yuhn ]
adjective
- pertaining to the planet Uranus.
- (of males) gay.
Uranian
/ jʊˈreɪnɪən /
noun
- a hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Uranus
adjective
- of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Uranus
- of the heavens; celestial
- relating to astronomy; astronomical
- (as an epithet of Aphrodite) heavenly; spiritual
- of or relating to the Muse Urania
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Uranian1
First recorded in 1835–45; Uran(us) + -ian; Uranian def 2 from Aphrodite Urania “heavenly Aphrodite,” inspiration for gay male sexual orientation or behavior in Plato's Symposium
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Example Sentences
The Uranian soul, even during its terrestrial incarnations, lives in the world of the absolute and divine.
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Sir W. Herschel was more completely misled by the false Uranian satellites.
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The realm of eternal essences rains down no Jovian thunderbolts, but only a ghostly Uranian calm.
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Relegar must know what Grant had found, and the knowledge that the Uranian knew about the stones made him weak.
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He thought he knew how to recover the stones and to face the Uranian without being immediately killed.
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