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horoscope
[ hawr-uh-skohp, hor‑ ]
noun
- a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
- a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.
horoscope
/ ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp; ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk /
noun
- the prediction of a person's future based on a comparison of the zodiacal data for the time of birth with the data from the period under consideration
- the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment
- Also calledchart a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc, at a particular time and place
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Derived Forms
- horoscopic, adjective
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Other Words From
- horo·scopic [hawr-, uh, -, skop, -ik, ‑-, skoh, -pik, hor-, uh, ‑], adjective
- unhor·o·scopic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horoscope1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horoscope1
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Example Sentences
Listen: when I was young my father had the astrologers of the king of Seville's court cast my horoscope.
In other words, he had cast her horoscope, a proceeding common enough in those days, and one which had no treasonable complexion.
When his queen, Catherine of France, was about to be confined, he himself cast the horoscope of the expected child.
He motioned to them, and they, thinking that the horoscope was to be given, galloped once more to the tent.
It was written in thy horoscope that a Red Bull on a green field—I have not forgotten—should bring thee to honour.
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