astrology
- the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- Obsolete. the science of astronomy.
Origin of astrology
Examples from the Web for astrologer
Contemporary Examples
“The last thing we need is another layer,” says astrologer Miller.
We had the better team and anyhow our astrologer had picked the day.
Historical Examples
It is enough to be a doctor to enjoy the reputation of an astrologer and a wizard.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
He was not exactly an alchemist; he was an astrologer, and there are the ruins of his tower in the park.
Paul PatoffF. Marion Crawford
Partridge, cobbler, astrologer, almanac-maker and quack (died 1708).
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the DramaE. Cobham Brewer
Astrologer, you shall have a gift from me, for you are a wise man.
Morning StarH. Rider Haggard
The astrologer sighed in relief, nor did the captain seem disappointed.
Morning StarH. Rider Haggard
astrology
- the study of the motions and relative positions of the planets, sun, and moon, interpreted in terms of human characteristics and activities
- the primitive study of celestial bodies, which formed the basis of astronomy
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for astrologer
astrology
n.
late 14c., from Latin astrologia "astronomy, the science of the heavenly bodies," from Greek astrologia "telling of the stars," from astron "star" (see astro-) + -logia "treating of" (see -logy).
Originally identical with astronomy, it had also a special sense of "practical astronomy, astronomy applied to prediction of events." This was divided into natural astrology "the calculation and foretelling of natural phenomenon" (tides, eclipses, etc.), and judicial astrology "the art of judging occult influences of stars on human affairs" (also known as astromancy, 1650s). Differentiation between astrology and astronomy began late 1400s and by 17c. this word was limited to "reading influences of the stars and their effects on human destiny."