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astral body

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noun
  1. Astronomy. a star, planet, comet, or other heavenly body.
  2. Theosophy. See under astral(def 3).
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Origin of astral body

First recorded in 1685–95

astral

[as-truh l]
adjective
  1. pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
  2. Biology. pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling an aster; having a discoid, radiate flower head.
  3. Theosophy. noting a supersensible substance pervading all space and forming the substance of a second body (astral body) belonging to each individual. It accompanies the individual through life, is able to leave the human body at will, and survives the individual after death.
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Origin of astral

1595–1605; (< Middle French) < Late Latin astrālis, equivalent to Latin ast(rum) star (< Greek ástron) + -ālis -al1
Related formsas·tral·ly, adverbin·ter·as·tral, adjectivenon·as·tral, adjectivesub·as·tral, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • How dying persons often travel in the astral-body, before death.

    Clairvoyance and Occult Powers

    Swami Panchadasi

  • Something between ordinary Clairvoyance and Astral-Body perception.

British Dictionary definitions for astral body

astral

adjective
  1. relating to, proceeding from, consisting of, or resembling the starsan astral body
  2. biology of or relating to the aster occurring in dividing cells
  3. 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
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Derived Formsastrally, adverb

Word Origin

C17: from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum star, from Greek astron
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Word Origin and History for astral body

astral

adj.

"pertaining to the stars," c.1600, from Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum "star," from Greek astron (see astro-). Meaning "pertaining to supersensible substances" is from 1690s, popularized late 19c. in Theosophy.

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astral body in Medicine

astral

(ăs′trəl)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
  2. Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; having the shape of an astrosphere; star-shaped.
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astral body in Science

astral

[ăs′trəl]
  1. Relating to or coming from the stars; stellar.
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