astrology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle French astrologie, and its source, Latin astrologia (“astronomy”), from Ancient Greek ἀστρολογία (astrología, “telling of the stars”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star, planet, or constellation”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), a combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- + -logy.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
Followers of pseudosciences such as astrology often draw spurious parallels between their beliefs and established science.
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
2018 January 18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:For if astronomy is the study of the movements of the heavens, then astrology is the study of the effects of those movements.
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 274:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| astrol. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| astrologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
natural astrology · judicial astrology · judiciary astrology · antiastrology · astrologaster · tropical astrology · Western astrology · sidereal astrology · astrologick · astrologize · horary astrology · Chinese astrology · astrologess · astrologist · astrologese
Hypernyms
Relateds
astrologically · astrologism · astrological · astrosophy · astrologer · astronomy
Synonyms
Translations (94)
la astrologia (star divination) · mk астрологија (star divination) · vo strolog (star divination) · sa ज्योतिष (star divination) · lt astrologija (star divination) · mt astroloġija (star divination) · nl sterrenwichelarij (star divination) · sv astrologi (star divination) · cs hvězdopravectví (star divination) · grc ἀστρολογία (star divination) · be астрало́гія (star divination) · fi astrologia (star divination) · ne ज्योतिष (star divination) · my ဗေဒင် (star divination) · fa اخترگویی (star divination) · rsk астролоґия (star divination) · si ජෝතිෂ්යය (star divination) · de Astrologie (star divination) · da astrologi (star divination) · ms kaji bintang (star divination) · my ဝေဒ (star divination) · vo lustelav (star divination) · mn ᠣᠳᠤᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠬᠠᠢ (star divination) · ms astrologi (star divination) · sl astrologija (star divination) · af sterrewiggelary (star divination) · gl astroloxía (star divination) · hi ज्योतिष (star divination) · mn одон зурхай (star divination) · ca astrologia (star divination) · lo ນັກສັດຕະລະວິທະຍາ (star divination) · tl astrolohiya (star divination) · cmn 占星學 (star divination) · id astrologi (star divination) · my ဟူးရား (star divination) · vi chiêm tinh học (star divination) · nb astrologi (star divination) · mn астрологи (star divination) · mn ᠠᠰᠲ᠋ᠷᠤᠯᠤᢉᠢ (star divination) · pt astrologia (star divination) · cmn 星相 (star divination) · th นักษัตรวิทยา (star divination) · uk астрологія (star divination) · ka ასტროლოგია (star divination) · sh астрологија (star divination) · sw falaki (star divination) · sq astrologji (star divination) · gd speuradaireachd (star divination) · sip སྐག་རྩིས (star divination) · sk astrológia (star divination) · nn stjernetyding (star divination) · es astrología (star divination) · ro astrologie (star divination) · hu csillagjóslás (star divination) · fa نجوم (star divination) · lo ໂຫຣາສາດ (star divination) · br steredouriezh (star divination) · th โหราศาสตร์ (star divination) · it astrologia (star divination) · be астралёгія (star divination) · ar تَنْجِيم (star divination) · is stjörnuspeki (star divination) · sw unajimu (star divination) · pal 𐭠𐭧𐭲𐭥𐭬𐭠𐭥𐭩𐭤 (star divination) · ru астроло́гия (star divination) · fa ستارهشناسی (star divination) · kn ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ (star divination) · bg астрология (star divination) · af astrologie (star divination) · nn astrologi (star divination) · km ហោរាសាស្ត្រ (star divination) · sh astrologija (star divination) · pl astrologia (star divination) · ms ilmu nujum (star divination) · el αστρολογία (star divination) · cy astroleg (star divination) · ga astralaíocht (star divination) · hu asztrológia (star divination) · ml ജ്യോതിഷം (star divination) · cs astrologie (star divination) · nl astrologie (star divination) · or ଜଉତିଷ (star divination) · eo astrologio (star divination) · fr astrologie (star divination) · lo ໂຫລາສາດ (star divination) · is stjörnuspáfræði (star divination) · fo stjørnuspeki (star divination) · tr astroloji (star divination) · eu astrologia (star divination) · oc astrologia (star divination) · hy աստղագուշակություն (star divination) · cy sêr-ddewiniaeth (star divination) · ja 占星学 (star divination) · et astroloogia (star divination)