horoscope
Americannoun
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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.
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a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.
noun
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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
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the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment
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Also called: chart. a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc, at a particular time and place
Other Word Forms
- horoscopic adjective
- unhoroscopic adjective
Etymology
Origin of horoscope
before 1050; Middle English, Old English horoscopus < Latin < Greek hōroskópos, equivalent to hōro-, combining form of hṓra hour + skópos -scope
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In the course of his travels, he heard John Calvin speak, had his horoscope read by Nostradamus and witnessed the French dauphin toss a small dog out of a high window.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
For most of my adult life, I have felt like that kind of “within” talk is fortune-cookie horoscope speak, signifying nothing.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
But the country's most popular horoscope forecasting the Buddhist new year starting in early 2026, touted by street vendors nationwide in recent days, contains clashing portents.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
Diana says astrologers believe there's a "horoscope wheel" that changes according to people's year of birth, and Saturn takes "28, 29 years to go round this circle" and end up in the same spot again.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024
On the basis of a horoscope he had cast, Tycho declared that this event foretold the death of the Ottoman Sultan, Sulaiman, known as the Magnificent.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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