Cepheus Syllabification: (Ce·phe·us)Pronunciation: /ˈsēfēəs, ˈsēˌfyo͞os/ AstronomyDefinition of Cepheus a constellation near the north celestial pole. (as genitive Cephei /ˈsēfēˌī/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Beta CepheiOrigin:from the name of a king of Ethiopia, the husband of CassiopeiaCepheus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Cepheus in the British & World English dictionary