venerien
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEither from Old French venerien or from Latin Venerius. The nominal use derives from the astrological understanding of Venus as the source of erotic influence.
Noun
editvenerien (plural veneriens)
Adjective
editvenerien
- (astronomy, astrology, sometimes capitalized, see Venerien) Pertaining to or under the influence of the planet Venus.
- (by extension) Erotic, amatory.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “venerian, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.
- “veneriant, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.