| 1. | Astronomy. a star, planet, comet, or other heavenly body. |
| 2. | Theosophy. See under astral (def. 3). |
[as-truhl] 
| 1. | pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped. |
| 2. | Biology. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling an aster; having a discoid, radiate flower head. |
| 3. | Theosophy. noting a supersensible substance pervading all space and forming the substance of a second body (astral body) belonging to each individual. It accompanies the individual through life, is able to leave the human body at will, and survives the individual after death. |
| Main Entry: | astral body |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | one of seven described aspects of humans, which includes physical, mental, causal, etheric, emotional, spiritual; the ethereal counterpart of a human body |
| Example: | The astral body is thought to exist even after death. |
astral as·tral (ās'trəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; having the shape of an astrosphere; star-shaped.
| astral (ās'trəl) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or coming from the stars; stellar. |