astrology

[ uh-strol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
2. Obsolete. the science of astronomy.

astrology

/ ˌæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; əˈstrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the motions and relative positions of the planets, sun, and moon, interpreted in terms of human characteristics and activities
2. the primitive study of celestial bodies, which formed the basis of astronomy

astrology

1. A study of the positions and relationships of the sun , moon , stars , and planets in order to judge their influence on human actions. Astrology, unlike astronomy , is not a scientific study and has been much criticized by scientists. ( See zodiac (see also zodiac ).)

Derived Forms

• ˌastroˈlogically, adverb
• astrological, adjective
• asˈtrologer, noun

Other Words From

• as·trolo·ger as·trolo·gist noun
• as·tro·log·i·cal [a-str, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], astro·logic as·trol·o·gous [uh, -, strol, -, uh, -g, uh, s], adjective
• astro·logi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of astrology¹

1325–75; Middle English < Latin astrologia < Greek. See astro-, -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of astrology¹

C14: from Old French astrologie, from Latin astrologia, from Greek, from astrologos (originally: astronomer); see astro- , -logy

Example Sentences

With individualized birth charts allowing for endless compatibility testing and daily, granular forecasts, the new business of astrology is about catering to each person, not each sign.

From Time

He also brushed away the final traces of classical astronomy and astrology.

From Nautilus

Xiong says that when Hmong users were trying to make vaccine appointments, they were asked for their zodiac sign as a security question—despite the fact that many in this community are unfamiliar with Western astrology.

From MIT Technology Review

While the Astrology vertical itself does not have an associated membership, Cosmo’s site and all of its astrology content recently went behind a paywall, and passionate fans have historically been known to convert into subscribers.

From Digiday

One of them said to me, “You know, astronomers don’t study astrology.”

From Nautilus

Astrology and black magic are forbidden in Islam; not an obscure point and one that Monis likely knew.

From The Daily Beast

Lynch invented a personal astrology where keys are cut, but the locks are never fashioned.

From The Daily Beast

Lennon and Ono made many decisions based on astrology and the reading of tarot cards.

From The Daily Beast

“[T]he unaffiliated are about as likely as Christians to believe in reincarnation, astrology, or the evil eye,” the report says.

From The Daily Beast

Not as exotic as it sounds: in New York, we have crystals, astrology, and exorcism salts.

From The Daily Beast

Let us suppose that any one who denied the old crude errors of astrology was persecuted as a heretic.

From Project Gutenberg

In astrology, each planet was said to have two mansions, except the sun and moon, which had but one apiece.

From Project Gutenberg

His treatise on judicial astrology was translated into Latin by Johannes Hispalensis in the thirteenth century.

From Project Gutenberg

But, like so many master-minds of the Middle Ages, he was unable wholly to resist the fascinations of alchemy and astrology.

From Project Gutenberg

The practice of astrology must have been exceedingly lucrative, for Lilly is known to have acquired a considerable fortune.

From Project Gutenberg

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