Associations to the word «Heliac»
Noun
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Wiktionary
HELIAC, adjective. Alternative form of heliacal
Dictionary definition
HELIAC, adjective. Pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun; "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.