astrology
/əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ noun
Forms astrologies astrol.
- noun Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
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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.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
Etymology [F. astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr. Star.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “astrology”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details