JOVE

Jupiter, Jove

(noun) (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Jove, n. Etym: [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. & gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See Tuesday, and cf. Jupiter.]

1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: The planet Jupiter. [R.] Pope.

3. (Alchemy)

Definition: The metal tin. Bird of Jove, the eagle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 March 2025

INDWELLING

(adjective) existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; “an indwelling divinity”; “an indwelling goodness”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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