Astronomicodiluvian

Adjective. Relating to the typological theory that astronomical symbols in mythology can find their antitypes in the Biblical story of (w, Noah's Flood) . For example: in the legend of the Man in the Moon, the crescent moon and the man's face typify the Ark and Noah, respectively.

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