Dictionary

horoscope en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (hōroskópos), from ὥρα (hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). By surface analysis, horo- + -scope.

Meanings

1. The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.
2. An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.
   • We must talk of the force of circumstances, of imperative necessity, and find fault with the cruel horoscope which ordained such a fate. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 90:
   • "Ah, min hart! And what day was it?" "How curious you are! Do you want to cast my horoscope?" 1855, William Hurton, chapter XXIII, in The Doomed Ship; or, The Wreck of the Arctic Regions, London: Willoughby & Co., […], →OCLC, page 103:

Forms

Deriveds

horoscoper · horoscopical · horoscopic · horoscopist · horrorscope

Relateds

pseudoscience · astrology

Translations (102)

ar طَالِعُ أَبْرَاج (astrological forecast) · cmn 天宮圖 /天宫图 (position of the planets and stars; diagram of such positions) · ro horoscop (astrological forecast) · es horóscopo (astrological forecast) · nl horoscoop (astrological forecast) · tg гороскоп (astrological forecast) · nn horoskop (astrological forecast) · ky жылдыз төлгө (astrological forecast) · cmn 占星 (astrological forecast) · hy ռադիքս (astrological forecast) · ga tuismeá (astrological forecast) · fa-ira زایجِه (astrological forecast) · el ωροσκόπιο (astrological forecast) · ba йондоҙнамә (astrological forecast) · ru гороско́п (position of the planets and stars; diagram of such positions) · fa-ira زایچِه (astrological forecast) · kk жұлдыз жорамал (astrological forecast) · sv horoskop (astrological forecast) · uk гороско́п (astrological forecast) · ja 星占い (astrological forecast) · ar خَرِيطَةُ الْبُرُوج (astrological forecast) · kk жұлдызнама (astrological forecast) · cmn 星座運勢 /星座运势 (astrological forecast) · az ulduz falı (astrological forecast) · th ดวงชะตา (astrological forecast) · tg фолнома (astrological forecast) · cop ⲛⲓⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁϩⲓ̅ⲃ̅ (astrological forecast) · mr कुंडली (astrological forecast) · hu horoszkóp (astrological forecast) · nb horoskop (astrological forecast) · he הוֹרוֹסְקוֹפּ (astrological forecast) · vi lá số tử vi (astrological forecast) · pt horóscopo (astrological forecast) · sh хо̏роскоп (astrological forecast) · uz goroskop (astrological forecast) · tr yıldız haritası (astrological forecast) · az qoroskop (astrological forecast) · tr horoskop (astrological forecast) · id horoskop (astrological forecast) · hi जन्मकुंडली (position of the planets and stars; diagram of such positions) · da horoskop (astrological forecast) · ca horòscop (astrological forecast) · vi biểu tử vi (astrological forecast) · tg зойча (astrological forecast) · hi जन्मकुंडली (astrological forecast) · fr horoscope (astrological forecast) · lo ດວງຊະຕາ (astrological forecast) · bn রাশিফল (astrological forecast) · kn ಜನ್ಮಕುಂಡಲಿ (astrological forecast) · ky гороскоп (astrological forecast) · de Horoskop (position of the planets and stars; diagram of such positions) · vi tử vi (astrological forecast) · be гараско́п (astrological forecast) · ur زائِچَہ (astrological forecast) · de Horoskop (astrological forecast) · cmn 星占 (astrological forecast) · kn ಗ್ರಹಕುಂಡಲಿ (astrological forecast) · gl horóscopo (position of the planets and stars; diagram of such positions) · tg зоича (astrological forecast) · bg хороско́п (astrological forecast) · ja ホロスコープ (astrological forecast) · ta ஜாதகம் (astrological forecast) · gl horóscopo (astrological forecast) · ru гороско́п (astrological forecast) · sk horoskop (astrological forecast) · fi horoskooppi (astrological forecast) · lv horoskops (astrological forecast) · pl horoskop (position of the planets and stars; diagram of such positions) · sa जातक (astrological forecast) · fa-ira زایچِه (position of the planets and stars; diagram of such positions) · kn ಜಾತಕ (astrological forecast) · te జాతకము (astrological forecast) · kk гороскоп (astrological forecast) · ta கட்டம் (astrological forecast) · et horoscoop (astrological forecast) · it oroscopo (astrological forecast) · hy ժամադիտակ (astrological forecast) · sl horoskop (astrological forecast) · tr doğum haritası (astrological forecast) · mk хороскоп (astrological forecast) · sh hȍroskop (astrological forecast) · hi राशिफल (astrological forecast) · tr burç (astrological forecast) · lt horoskopas (astrological forecast) · ko 운세 (astrological forecast) · is stjörnuspá (astrological forecast) · ka ჰოროსკოპი (astrological forecast) · ms horoskop (astrological forecast) · eo horoskopo (astrological forecast) · ko 별점 (astrological forecast) · sq horoskop (astrological forecast) · cs horoskop (astrological forecast) · ko 점성 (astrological forecast) · ar أَبْرَاج (astrological forecast) · hy հորոսկոպ (astrological forecast) · mt oroskopju (astrological forecast) · hi जन्मपत्री (astrological forecast) · pl horoskop (astrological forecast) · ml ജാതകം (astrological forecast) · ko 천궁도 (astrological forecast) · tg толеънома (astrological forecast) · tk goroskop (astrological forecast)