horoscope

[ hawr-uh-skohp, hor‐ ]

/ ˈhɔr əˌskoʊp, ˈhɒr‐ /

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noun

a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.

a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.

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Origin of horoscope

before 1050; Middle English, Old English horoscopus <Latin <Greek hōroskópos, equivalent to hōro-, combining form of hṓra hour + skópos -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM horoscope

hor·o·scop·ic

[hawr-uh-skop-ik, ‐skoh-pik, hor-uh‐], /ˌhɔr əˈskɒp ɪk, ‐ˈskoʊ pɪk, ˌhɒr ə‐/, adjectiveun·hor·o·scop·ic, adjective

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horologist, horologium, horology, horopito, horopter, horoscope, horoscopy, horotelic, Horovitz, Horowitz, horrendous

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How to use horoscope in a sentence

Greene also notes the importance, especially for Gen Zs and younger Millennials, of establishing a digital identity—which personalized app-based horoscopes and personality readings like The Pattern can help shape.
High-Tech Astrology Apps Claim to Be More Personalized Than Ever. Gen Z-ers Are Turning Out to Be Believers|Raisa Bruner|July 23, 2021|Time
Fox, 35, typically begins her day with tarot cards and reading her horoscope.
The Megan Fox renaissance is here. It’s long overdue.|Ilana Kaplan|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
She consulted an astrologer and demanded that the president’s staff schedule him around horoscope predictions.
On the world stage, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime|Barbara Perry|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
These typologies most resemble horoscopes, in the sense that it can’t be very hard to recognize yourself – or your children – at least partially in any of them.
Does Birth Order Really Determine Personality? Here's What the Research Says|Lynn Berger|April 13, 2021|Time

The space agency started by clarifying that astronomy and astrology are in no way the same field and practice, then dove into a mathematical breakdown of why a 13th sign wouldn’t really change people’s horoscope charts.
Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old|PopSci Staff|March 3, 2021|Popular-Science
Listen: when I was young my father had the astrologers of the king of Seville's court cast my horoscope.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
In other words, he had cast her horoscope, a proceeding common enough in those days, and one which had no treasonable complexion.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
When his queen, Catherine of France, was about to be confined, he himself cast the horoscope of the expected child.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
He motioned to them, and they, thinking that the horoscope was to be given, galloped once more to the tent.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451|Various
It was written in thy horoscope that a Red Bull on a green field—I have not forgotten—should bring thee to honour.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for horoscope

horoscope

/ (ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp) /

noun

the prediction of a person's future based on a comparison of the zodiacal data for the time of birth with the data from the period under consideration

the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment

Also called: chart a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc, at a particular time and place

Derived forms of horoscope

horoscopic (ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for horoscope

Old English horoscopus, from Latin, from Greek hōroskopos ascendant birth sign, from hōra hour + -scope

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