Astrology
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. uncountable, usually
"For if astronomy is the study of the movements of the heavens, then astrology is the study of the effects of those movements."
- 2 a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon wordnet
Example
More examples"Although astrology has no scientific basis, it's very popular and it seems that many people believe in it."
Etymology
From Middle French astrologie, and its source, Latin astrologia (“astronomy”), from Ancient Greek ἀστρολογία (astrología, “telling of the stars”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star, planet, or constellation”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), a combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- + -logy.
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