Definition for AS'TER-ISM

AS'TER-ISM, n. [Gr. αςερισμος, a little star, from αςηρ, a star.]

  1. A constellation; a sign in the zodiac. The figures of the twelve asterisms. – As. Researches.
  2. An asterisk, or mark of reference. [This is less proper.]

Return to page 199 of the letter “A”.