late 14th century, of planets, "appearing to move in the sky contrary to the usual direction"
from Latin retrogradus, from retrogradior, "going back, moving backward"
"No, no... not hell. Retrograde may be more akin to hell. You were above it, metaphorically speaking, though the underworld and retrograde are tightly connected in the meantime."
"Originals"
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |