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as⋅trol⋅o⋅gy
[uh-strol-uh-jee] 
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–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. |
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| as·trol·o·gy (ə-strŏl'ə-jē) n.
[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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| Main Entry: | astrology |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See astromancy |
Language Translation for : astrology
Spanish:
astrología,
German:
die Astrologie,
Japanese:
占星術
Astrology
As*trol"o*gy\ ([a^]s*tr[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [F. astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr. 'astrologi`a, fr. 'astrolo`gos astronomer, astrologer; 'asth`r star + lo`gos discourse, le`gein to speak. See Star.] In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects. Note: Astrology was much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and became the parent of modern astronomy, as alchemy did of chemistry. It was divided into two kinds: judicial astrology, which assumed to foretell the fate and acts of nations and individuals, and natural astrology, which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature, such as changes of the weather, etc.
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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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