prima mobilia

pri·ma mo·bil·ia
UK/ˌpɹaɪ.mə məʊˈbɪ.li.ə/UK/ˌpriː-/US/ˌpɹaɪ.mə ˌmoʊˈbɪ.li.ə/

A form of primum mobile — The outermost celestial sphere of the heavens in Ptolemaic astronomy, which was believed to cause all the inner spheres to rotate.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of primum mobile
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