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Main Entry:  astrology
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See astromancy

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as·trol·o·gy    Audio Help   [uh-strol-uh-jee] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
2.Obsolete. the science of astronomy.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME < L astrologia < Gk. See astro-, -logy]

as·trol·o·ger, as·trol·o·gist, noun
as·tro·log·i·cal    Audio Help   [a-struh-loj-i-kuhl] Pronunciation Key, as·tro·log·ic, as·trol·o·gous    Audio Help   [uh-strol-uh-guhs] Pronunciation Key, adjective
as·tro·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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as·trol·o·gy    Audio Help   (ə-strŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs.
  2. Obsolete Astronomy.


[Middle English astrologie, from Old French, from Latin astrologia, from Greek astrologiā : astro-, astro- + -logiā, -logy.]

as·trol'o·ger n., as'tro·log'i·cal (ās'trə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl), as'tro·log'ic adj., as'tro·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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astrology 
c.1375, from L. astrologia "astronomy," from Gk. astrologia "telling of the stars," from astron "star" + -logia "treating of," comb. form of logon "one who speaks (in a certain manner)." Originally identical with astronomy, it had also a special sense of "practical astronomy, astronomy applied to prediction of events." This was divided into natural astrology "the calculation and foretelling of natural phenomenon" (tides, eclipses, etc.), and judicial astrology "the art of judging occult influences of stars on human affairs" (also known as stromancy, 1652). Differentiation began late 1400s and by 17c. this word was limited to "reading influences of the stars and their effects on human destiny."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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astrology

noun
a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon 

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astrology [əˈstrolədʒi] noun
the study of the stars and their influence on people's lives
Example: I don't have faith in astrology.
Arabic: تَنْجيم، عِلم التَّنْجيم
Chinese (Simplified): 占星学
Chinese (Traditional): 佔星學
Czech: astrologie
Danish: astrologi
Dutch: astrologie
Estonian: astroloogia
Finnish: astrologia
French: astrologie
German: die Astrologie
Greek: αστρολογία
Hungarian: csillagjóslás
Icelandic: stjörnuspeki
Indonesian: ilmu perbintangan
Italian: astrologia
Japanese: 占星術
Korean: 점성학, 점성술
Latvian: astroloģija
Lithuanian: astrologija
Norwegian: astrologi
Polish: astrologia
Portuguese (Brazil): astrologia
Portuguese (Portugal): astrologia
Romanian: astrologie
Russian: астрология
Slovak: astrológia
Slovenian: astrologija
Spanish: astrología
Swedish: astrologi
Turkish: astroloji, yıldız falcılığı
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
astrology

A study of the positions and relationships of the sun, moon, stars, and planets in order to judge their influence on human actions. Astrology, unlike astronomy, is not a scientific study and has been much criticized by scientists. (See zodiac.)


[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore


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Astrology

As*trol"o*ger\, n. [See Astrology.]

1. One who studies the stars; an astronomer. [Obs.]

2. One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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