Astrology

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs.
  • n. Obsolete Astronomy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies and their supposed influence on human affairs.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The science or doctrine of the stars; practical astronomy; astronomy in its earliest form.
  • n. An old name for the plant bistort, Polygonum Bistorta.
  • n. That branch of astrology which professes to predict natural effects, as changes of the weather, winds, storms, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
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    horoscopy   
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    astromancy   
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