astral

[ as-truhl ]

/ ˈæs trəl /

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adjective

pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.

Biology. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling an aster; having a discoid, radiate flower head.

Theosophy. having to do with a substance, unperceivable by the senses, that is believed to pervade space and to constitute a nonphysical body belonging to each individual.

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Origin of astral

First recorded in 1595–1605; either from Middle French or directly from Late Latin astrālis, equivalent to Latin ast(rum) “star” (from Greek ástron ) + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM astral

as·tral·ly, adverbin·ter·as·tral, adjectivenon·as·tral, adjectivesub·as·tral, adjective

Words nearby astral

astrachan, astraddle, astragal, astragalus, astrakhan, astral, astral body, astral projection, Astrangia, astraphobia, astray

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How to use astral in a sentence

We weren’t there to know exactly what “cosmic sounds, higher dimensions, astral levels and other worlds” the mighty Turiyasangitananda could hear.
Alice Coltrane is finally heralded as a jazz great. A new reissue doesn’t do her justice.|Andy Beta|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
Her voice is more present and close on this album, slightly different from the more muffled sound heard on the original, as if beaming back from the astral plane so as to reach us here on Earth.
Alice Coltrane is finally heralded as a jazz great. A new reissue doesn’t do her justice.|Andy Beta|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
He talked about cosmic sounds, higher dimensions, astral levels and other worlds, and realms of music and sound that I could feel.
Alice Coltrane is finally heralded as a jazz great. A new reissue doesn’t do her justice.|Andy Beta|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
In the 2016 movie, Strange astral projects to read and research magic while he’s asleep.
WandaVision’s series finale sets up the future of Wanda and the MCU|Alex Abad-Santos|March 5, 2021|Vox

Because he wanted to make sure he didn’t squander any opportunity to capture the astral illuminations, he booked three nights with Redman a couple of winters ago.
The aurora borealis skipped this Alaska photography class. But some swinging light cords saved the night.|Bailey Berg|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Oftentimes public fear like this can be a self-indulgent kind of collective astral projection.
The Real Nightmare of Ferguson|James Poulos|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Astraea is the starry Lady of the Scales, a sort of karmic, astral Venus who weighs one's deeds.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It gave me great pleasure to expose one of them in The Astral.
Novelist Kate Christensen's Winning Novels About Losers||June 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Astral captures the cozy pleasures and messy troubles inherent in contemporary social networks.
Novelist Kate Christensen's Winning Novels About Losers||June 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Astral is set in north Brooklyn, where Christensen, 48, lived for almost 20 years (she moved to New Hampshire two years ago).
Novelist Kate Christensen's Winning Novels About Losers||June 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
For this Double, or astral body as you call it, is really the seat of the passions, emotions and desires in the psychical economy.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Then come the chakras already spoken of as the centres for the working of consciousness in the astral body.
Evolution of Life and Form|Annie Wood Besant
Did Zio Giacomo in the library hear with his astral ear his son's gratifying assertion?
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres
They were, moreover, persuaded that a great number of phenomena and events have their origin in astral influences.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
There isn't any, unless you believe in black cats or astral influence, or the curse of Shielygh—or something.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell

British Dictionary definitions for astral

astral

/ (ˈæstrəl) /

adjective

relating to, proceeding from, consisting of, or resembling the starsan astral body

biology of or relating to the aster occurring in dividing cells

theosophy denoting or relating to a supposed supersensible substance believed to form the material of a second body for each person, taking the form of an aura discernible to certain gifted individuals

Derived forms of astral

astrally, adverb

Word Origin for astral

C17: from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum star, from Greek astron

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Scientific definitions for astral

astral

[ ăs′trəl ]

Relating to or coming from the stars; stellar.

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