uranic /jʊˈɹæn.ɪk/ adjective3 •Containing uranium in higher valences than uranous compounds. •Heavenly, celestial; astronomical. •(rare, historical) Of, related to, or characteristic of male same-sex erotic desire and relationships; homosexual.The patriotic assassination that so glorified Harmodios and Aristogeiton was in a vengeance for what was a homosexual marriage, we may say, between the two youths—whose uranic love was so virilized. — 1908